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Salmon Brook in Granby in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veteran's Monument

 
 
Veteran's Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
1. Veteran's Monument
Inscription.
North Side

For God and Country
Post 182
1985

West Side

World War II
1941-1946
Gladwin E Allshouse • Russell F. Cable • Richard J. Creighton, Jr. • Edward P Dombkowski • Ernest D. Evleth • Clifford C. Ferriss, Jr. • John C. Kupruck • Alexander. C. Macintosh • John K. Miller • Glenn Shattuck • Edward J. Stulpin

East Side

Korea
1950-1954
"By the Grace of God they were spared"

South Side

Vietnam
1964-1975
Robert E. Bridges • James A. Burns • Thomas A. Fritzer, Jr. • Michael Gidvilas • John W. Manning • Michael S. Nyman • John S. Taylor

Left flagpole plaque
Dedicated to those who served
Inscribed with the names of local veterans of World War II

Right flagpole plaque
Dedicated to those who served
Inscribed with the names of local veterans of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War
 
Erected 1985 by American Legion Post 182.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 57.183′ N, 72° 47.333′ W. Monument is
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in Granby in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Salmon Brook. It is at the intersection of Salmon Brook Road (U.S. 202) and Hartford Avenue (State Route 189), on the right when traveling north on Salmon Brook Road. Monument is located in a small park on the north side of the intersection. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Granby CT 06035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Granby Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Original First Congregational Church Meetinghouse (about 700 feet away); Granby Veterans Wall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Granby (approx. half a mile away); Lost Acres Fire Dept. (approx. half a mile away); Site of Second First Congregational Church Meetinghouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Daily Needs (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granby.
 
Korea image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
2. Korea
Vietnam image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
3. Vietnam
World War II image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
4. World War II
For God and Country image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
5. For God and Country
Left of flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
6. Left of flagpole
World War II
Right of flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
7. Right of flagpole
Korean Conflict & Vietnam War
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 15, 2026