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Downtown in Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
 

The Lone Sailor

Sculptor - Stanley Bliefeld

 
 
The Lone Sailor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
1. The Lone Sailor Marker
Inscription.

In Honor And Memory of

Charles "Chuck" Kline - WWII Veteran
John R. Vigil - Korean Veteran
Mickey Mattley - Vietnam Veteran

And to all those who served
past, present, or future in the
Sea Services
 
Erected 2023 by Cheyenne SubVets, USSVI, North Star Foundation, Harold F. Johnson Masonry, and City of Cheyenne.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 41° 8.305′ N, 104° 49.234′ W. Memorial is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Carey Avenue and 23rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Carey Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2220 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Family of Lawmakers (a few steps from this marker); "The Haymaker" (a few steps from this marker); Stanley K. Hathaway 27th Governor of Wyoming (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nellie Tayloe Ross (about 400 feet away); Bolt from the Blue (about 400 feet away); The Wyoming State Capitol Dome and Drum (about 400 feet away); Justice Willis Van Devanter (about 400 feet away); Esther Hobart Morris (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.
 
Also see . . .  The Lone Sailor (Cheyenne/Laramie County Public Art). (Submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
The Lone Sailor Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
2. The Lone Sailor Dedication Marker
The Lone Sailor Marker and Sculpture image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
3. The Lone Sailor Marker and Sculpture
The Lone Sailor Sculpture image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
4. The Lone Sailor Sculpture
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Nov. 5, 2026