Bella Vista in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Cold War

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2015

1. Cold War Marker

Inscription. The Cold War was a period of East-West competition, tension, and conflict short of full-scale war. It was characterized by mutual perceptions of hostile intention between military-political alliances or blocs. Quoting from a Veterans of Foreign Wars publication, "By definition the Cold War would seem to exclude the concept of combat. And for 45 years of its duration, this fiction was maintained----". "The cold fight to contain communism worldwide (which excludes the full-fledged wars in Korea and Vietnam) involved numerous hostile encounters and claimed the lives of at least 359 Americans." After Premier Stalin's death, East-West relations went through alternate phases of relaxation and confrontation. A final period resulted in the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the international symbol of East-West confrontation, in November of 1989. It was during this latter period that independence for former USSR republics as well as arms reduction led to increased cooperation between the two powers.

Erected 2012 by the Veterans Council of Northwest Arkansas and Many Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Cold. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1989.

Location. 36° 26.012′ N, 94° 13.799′ W. Memorial is in

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Bella Vista, Arkansas, in Benton County. It can be reached from Veterans Parkway. Marker is at the Veterans Wall of Honor. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 103 Veterans Way, Bella Vista AR 72714, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korea (here, next to this marker); Vietnam (here, next to this marker); Persian Gulf War (here, next to this marker); War on Terrorism (here, next to this marker); The War in Afghanistan (here, next to this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (here, next to this marker); Victory in the Pacific (here, next to this marker); Veterans Wall of Honor (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bella Vista.

Also see . . .
1. Cold War. (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Cold War Era: NARA Records. (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The Cold War Museum. (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Cold War. (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. The Cold War. (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.