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Weston in Platte County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Weston Veterans Memorial

To All Who Served - Some Gave All

— Lest We Forget —

 
 
Weston Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2011
1. Weston Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
This memorial is dedicated to
all the men and women who
served these United States
in times of war and peace

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1998

Dedicated to the Memory of
SPC Colby M. Farnan
1982 - 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom
4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery

 
Erected 1998 by American Legion Post 501.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1926.
 
Location. 39° 25.296′ N, 94° 53.746′ W. Marker is in Weston, Missouri, in Platte County. It is at the intersection of Missouri Route 45/273 and Library Drive, on the right when traveling north on Missouri Route 45/273. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18204 Library Drive, Weston MO 64098, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Weston Christian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. Ύ mile away); The Dinah Robinson Courtyard (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weston.
 
SPC Farnan Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2011
2. SPC Farnan Memorial Marker
Weston Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2011
3. Weston Veterans Memorial
Mid-Continent Public Library branch in background
Weston Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2011
4. Weston Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 10, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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