Leon in Decatur County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Decatur County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

"Some gave all. All gave some."

— Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —

Decatur County Freedom Rock Marker image. Click for full size.

October 1, 2015

1. Decatur County Freedom Rock Marker

Inscription.

Let us never forget!!!

D. Darrell Johnston
Silver Star • Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Korean War

POW-MIA
You Are Not Forgotten

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart series lists.

Location. 40° 44.456′ N, 93° 44.798′ W. Marker is in Leon, Iowa, in Decatur County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Monument is on the County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 North Main Street, Leon IA 50144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Replica of the Statue of Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Road to Zion (about 600 feet away); Leon High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (approx. 8.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.3 miles away); France Building (approx. 12.7 miles away).

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1. The Freedom Rock & Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on October 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Decatur County Freedom Rock. (Submitted on October 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)