Spanish Fork Veterans Memorial Monument
Posted by: DrJay
N 40° 06.226 W 111° 38.862
12T E 444796 N 4439475
Veterans Memorial in the Spanish Fork Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM10CB
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2006
Views: 50
This memorial in Spanish Fork, Utah honors veterans of all branches of the service: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines & Coast Guard. Each branch is honored with a bronze statue, which are arranged at the points of a 5-pointed star. The entire monument was built in phases, with the orginal monument marker being placed in 1972. The rest of the memorial, including the statues, was dedicated on May 30, 1999. In addition, there are four "Walls of Honor" that name the area Veterans who have passed on.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): War with Mexico, Indian Wars, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Granada, Panama, Persian Gulf.
In Honor Of: In this cemetery lie in honored rest American Veterans...
Marker Text: All gave some - some gave all
Date of dedication: May 30, 1999
Who Put it Here?: Spanish Fork Area Veterans Memorial Board and Spanish Fork Area Veterans Council
Description of Memorial: Located near the main entrance of the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
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