Vermillion County Indiana - - War Memorial

Vermillion County Indiana - - War Memorial (HM5NS)

Location: Newport, IN 47966 Vermillion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 53.072', W 87° 24.537'

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Dedicated to all veterans during war and peace time.

(Lower - Middle: panel):
Nothing hurts like being forgotten. Nothing helps like being remembered. For those who fight for it, life has a special flavor the protected never know.

(Left side panel):
Colonial Wars
? ? ? Genesis
Revolutionary War ? ? ? ? ? ? 1776 - 1783
? ? ? Independence Won
Indian Wars ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1788 - 1891
? ? ? Fought Indians for Land
War with France ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1798 - 1800
? ? ? Undeclared War on the Seas
Barbary War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1801 - 1816
? ? ? Naval War with Barbary Coast Pirates
War of 1812 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1812 - 1815
? ? ? Independence Affirmed
Mexican War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1846 - 1848
Civil War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1861 - 1865
First Sioux War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???1865 - 1868

(Right side panel):
Spanish-American War ? ? ? 1898 - 1898
Philipine Insurrection ? ? ? ? 1898 - 1900
World War I ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1917 - 1918
World War II ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1941 - 1945
Korean War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 1950 - 1953
? ? ? The First Limited War
Vietnam War ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1961 - 1975
? ? ? The Second Limited War
Marines killed in Beirut
All those killed by terrorism

(Back, left side panel):
Dedicated to all the women that served in the Armed Forces.
To all the nurses that helped our men come home.
Thank you from all the veterans and their families.

(Back, right side panel):
People that served from Vermillion County
World War I · 365
World War II · 1670
Korea · 529
Vietnam · 552

(The back center panel lists statistics (deaths, prisoners of war, missing in action) for wars from the Revolutionary War throught the Vietnam War. Click on any picture for a closeup view.)
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 5:43am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 465033 N 4415021
Decimal Degrees39.88453333, -87.40895000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 53.072', W 87° 24.537'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 53' 4.32" N, 87° 24' 32.22" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 255 S Main St, Newport IN 47966, US
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