Minco Veteran's Memorial - Minco, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 18.767 W 097° 56.711
14S E 595887 N 3908240
This memorial stands in a small memorial park in downtown Minco.
Waymark Code: WMJJX6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2013
Views: 12
Located on Main Street, this memorial consists of a semi-circular brick patio with seven gray granite panels, showing names of those from the Minco area who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. There are five flagpoles, flying the U.S., Oklahoma, POW, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force flags. There are an estimated 1,000 names engraved on the markers. The memorial is lighted at night.
The center marker has the 2007 Centennial seal, and the American Legion emblem - the entities who sponsored this memorial. This center stone is engraved:
This Memorial Erected by
The Oklahoma Centennial
Commission and
Minco American Legion
Post 215
Dedicated to the men and
Women from the Minco Area who
Have Honorably ServedListed Below are the Names of
Those Killed in Action
(Listed 4 from WWI, 4 from WWII and 3 from Vietnam)