War Eagle - Vietnam Memorial - Wentzville, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 48.696 W 090° 51.331
15S E 686195 N 4298054
The first Vietnam Memorial according to the U.S. Department of the Interior
Waymark Code: WMNZ9G
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2015
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County of art: St. Charles County
Location of art: Pearce Blvd, Fireman's Park, Vietnam Memorial, Wentzville
Erected: 1984 original erected 1967
Erected by: The Parents of Active Vietnam Veterans & the City of Wentzville, at the time
The small town of Wentzville is about 40 miles west of St. Louis, on I-70. In December 1967 the citizens of Wentzville strung a 30-foot tree with lights in honor of the town's military men serving in Vietnam. The memorial's original intention was to raise funds to send Christmas gifts to local men and women serving in Vietnam.
The following year, two local artists created a sculpture for the site, and in 1984 a larger memorial was dedicated. The Wentzville Vietnam Veterans Memorial today is a tall column crafted of red Missouri granite, with an eagle perched at its top.
Quote:
"Ruth 1:16 King James Version (KJV)
"16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:" ~ King James Version - Bible