Near Menlo in Adair County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
| | Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
1. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
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The Four Chaplains
[Sinking of USAT Dorchester]
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[Vietnam Scene]
Carlos "White Feather" Hathcock
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials, and the The Four Chaplains series lists.
Location. 41° 28.495′ N, 94° 27.133′ W. Memorial is near Menlo, Iowa, in Adair County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 25 and 120th Street, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 25. Monument is about four miles SSW of Menlo. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2301-2319 120th Street, Menlo IA 50164, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the First Train Robbery in the West (approx. 10 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 10 miles away); Howe & Olesen Building (approx. 11.7 miles away); The Heaton Block (approx. 11.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.8 miles away); Warren Opera House Block and Hetherington Block
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Another marker is no longer nearby. First National Bank (was approx. 7.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. The Freedom Rock and Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on April 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. US Army Chaplain Corps History: The Four Chaplains. (Submitted on April 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation. (Submitted on April 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
2. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
3. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
The Rocks are often repainted since 2006 but the helicopter remains as the paint that it is comprised of has been mixed with the ashes of our Vietnam Veterans.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
4. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
5. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
6. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
7. Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 723 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
