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Additional Information Can Be Found At:
- Blue Star Memorial Highway - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Memorial_Highway
- Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs - http://www.colorado.gov/vets
- Colorado Korean War Casualties - http://korean-war-casualties.findthedata.org/d/a/Colorado
- Colorado Vietnam War Casualties - http://www.vetfriends.com/memorial/mem_alphab.cfm?war_id=4&page_id=1&states_id=7
- Colorado World War II Casualties - http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16079coll19/id/74
- Congressional Medal of Honor -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor
- Faces of Valor, Honor the Fallen - http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/
- Historical Marker Database -http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=51217
- Iraqi Casualties - http://icasualties.org/OEF/USCasualtiesByState.aspx
- Markeroni - http://www.markeroni.com/
- US Air Force Academy - http://www.academyadmissions.com/?m=academygeneral2012&pl=google&med=cpc
- US World War I Casualty Records - https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_World_War_I_Casualty_Records
- Waymarking - http://www.waymarking.com/
Counties of Cities/Towns Represented
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To Find A City, Click on the First Letter of the City to be Directed to a List of Cities that Begins With That Letter; CMHR stands for Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
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Arvada 1
Arvada 1
- Arvada Lions Club Veterans Memorial; Dedicated 1969; Located Arvada Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7RBA_Arvada_Lions_Club_Veterans_Memorial_Arvada_Colorado
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial; Dedicated August 2, 1997; Located base of Aspen Mountain Ski Resort; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDG66_The_10th_Mountain_Division_Memorial_Aspen_CO
- Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1899; Located in front of Pitkin County Courthouse; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME58E_Civil_War_Monument_Aspen_CO
- Pvt Joe P. Martinez Memorial (Medal of Honor); Dedicated 1994; Located Liberty Park; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62783
- Colorado Freedom Memorial; Dedicated 2013; Located North Telluride Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=75613
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Boulder 4
Boulder 4
- Memorial (Vietnam); Dedicated May 23, 1992; Located Boulder Municipal Building; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6W4K_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Municipal_Building_Boulder_CO_USA
- Memorial (World War I); Dedicated 1935; Located plaza of Boulder County Courthouse; http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/4933727672/
- Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1914; Located Boulder County Courthouse; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCAYB_Civil_War_Memorial_Boulder_CO
- University of Colorado/Boulder - University Memorial Center (Living Memorial to All Wars); Dedicated 1947; Located 1669 Euclid Avenue - http://umc.colorado.edu/about/veterans
- Soldiers of the Summit Memorial (10th Mountain Division), Dedicated to ski-patrol soldiers (World War II); Dedicated July 4, 2003; Located Blue River Bike Trail; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=57819; also at http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/8433
- "Sue Mundy" Captured (Civil War); State Marker 536; Dedicated - Unknown; Located 2 miles East of Breckenridge CO line, US 60
- USS Indianapolis Memorial (World War II): Dedicated July 30, 2000; Located 3 Community Park Road; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3V18_USS_Indianapolis_Broomfield_CO
- William Joseph Walsh Memorial Plaque (World War I); Dedicated - Unknown; Located McPhelemy Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM41JH_William_Joseph_Walsh_Buena_Vista_CO
- Burlington County Colorado Veterans Memorial; Dedicated 2003; Located 870 Rose Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=45565
- VFW Cobra Helicopter and Plaques (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located in front of VFW Building; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
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Canon City ( 4 Email in process to obtain information on all)
Canon City ( 4 Email in process to obtain information on all)
- 155mm Howitzer; Dedicated May 30, 1957; Located Veterans Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMYW3_Anti_Aircraft_Gun_VFW_Post_5812_Pueblo_West_CO
- M4 37mm Carriage Gun; Dedicated - Unknown; Located American Legion Post 13; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5BDZ_M4_37mm_Carriage_Gun_Canon_City_CO
- Col. Leo Sidney Boston War Memorial Park; Dedicated May 31, 1997; Located Fremont County Airport; http://www.fremontco.com/veteranservices/memorialpark.shtml
- Lakeside Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Lakeside Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8CMZ_Lakeside_Veterans_Memorial_Canon_City_CO
- Freedoms' Keeper, Dedicated August 3, 2013; Located corner of Wilcox and Fourth Street; http://www.dcvmf.org/about/about.htm; (See Picture at the End of the Page)
- B-52D Strotofortress; Dedicated 1984; Located intersection of North Gate Boulevard and Stadium Boulevard; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=43208
- Afghanistan-Iraq Global War on Terrorism Memorial; Dedicated June 10, 2004; Located Patriot Park, Ft. Carson; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME7QR_Afghanistan_Iraq_War_Memorial_Patriot_Park_Ft_Carson_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Colorado Korean War Memorial; Dedicated July 27, 1996; Located Memorial Park; http://www.kwva.org/memorials/co/p_mem_co.htm
- Colorado Pearl Harbor Survivors Monument (World War II); Dedicated 1983; Located 200 E Colfax Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM18M4_Colorado_Pearl_Harbor_Survivors_Monument_Denver_CO
- Colorado Volunteers Company "A" and 1st Colorado Regiment (Civil War); Dedicated 2009; Located Bancroft Park, 2408 W. Colorado Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymark/WMCJWJ_Colorado_Volunteers_Company_A_and_1st_Colorado_Regiment_Colorado_City_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Colorado Volunteers (Spanish American War); Dedicated June 14, 1898; Located Lincoln Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCHNX_Colorado_Volunteers_Spanish_American_War_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Disabled American Veterans Field Cannon; Dedicated - Unknown; Located corner of the local DAV Post , Peterson Road and Palmer Park Boulevard; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM58Q1_Disabled_American_Veterans_Field_Cannon_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Dot Swain Lewis Woman Air Force Service Pilots (World War II); Dedicated September 4, 1997; Located Cadet Plaza, USAF Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC0AP_Dot_Swain_Lewis_Woman_Airforce_Service_Pilots_WASPs_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Francis Stanley Gabreski Bust Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Cadet Plaza; US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC078_Francis_Stanley_Gabby_Gabreski_Colonel_USAF_Colorado_Springs_CO
- General Robinson Risner (Vietnam); Dedicated 1997; Located Cadet Plaza; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA3KF_General_Robinson_Risner_US_Air_Force_Academy_CO
- Hap Arnold Statue; Dedicated 1993; Located Cadet Plaza, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4NFF_Hap_Arnold_US_Air_Force_Academy
- Hubert Reilly Harmon Bust Memorial; Dedicated June 1984; Located Cadet Plaza, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC075_Hurbert_Reilly_Harmon_Lt_General_USAF_Colorado_Springs_CO
- James Jabara Bust Memorial; Dedicated 2004; Located Cadet Plaza, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC07B_James_Jabara_Colonel_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Jerome F. O'Malley Bust Memorial; Dedicated 1986; Located Cadet Plaza, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC090_Jerome_F_OMalley_General_USAF_Colorado_Springs
- John Dale Ryan Bust Memorial; Dedicated November 3, 1989; Located Cadet Plaza, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC095_John_Dale_Ryan_General_USAF_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Korean War Memorial; Dedicated 1996; Located Memorial Park, 1605 E Pikes Peak Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4Q6T_Korean_War_Memorial_Colorado_Springs
- Lance Corporal Gary Ray Townsend Bust Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located inner wall of the Danforth Chapel, Colorado State University; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBXQ4_Lance_Corporal_Gary_Ray_Townsend_Fort_Collins_CO
- Overseas Flyers Monument (World War I Pilots): Dedicated 1985; Located Academy Drive by Harmon Building at Cadet Plaza; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC09M_Overseas_Flyers_Colorado_Springs_CO
- POW/MIA Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 2006; Located Memorial Park, downtown; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM58M6_POW_MIA_You_Are_Not_Forgotten_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Roll of Honor of the US Air Force Academy; Dedicated - Unknown; Located lower level of the Chapel, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC0BF_Roll_of_Honor_of_the_United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Soldiers of the Civil War Memorial; Dedicated 1904; Located Evergreen Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5GPR_Soldiers_of_the_Civil_War_Memorial_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Spirit of the American Doughboy Memorial; Dedicated 1922; Located Evergreen Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9KE3_Spirit_of_the_American_Doughboy_Colorado_Springs_CO; also at http://doughboysearcher.weebly.com/colorado.html
- Squadron Plaques (World War I); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Chapel, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC099_Squadron_Plaques_at_Cadet_Plaza_Air_Force_Academy_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Statue; Dedicated 1988; Located Cadet Honor Court, US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC0B0_Tuskegee_Airmen_Colorado_Springs_CO
- US Air Force Pikes Peak Region Monument (All Wars in Pike Peak Region); Dedicated May 2004; Located Memorial Park, downtown; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB7EN_US_Air_Force_Pikes_Peak_Region_Monument_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 1968; Located Memorial Park, downtown; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4PH9_Veterans_Memorial_Colorado_Springs; also at http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4PJG_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Memorial_Park_Colorado_Springs_CO_USA
- Vietnam War Memorial (F-100 "Misty" Fast Forward Air Controllers) ; Dedicated October 3, 2008; Located Prospect Lake Memorial Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6VCP_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Prospect_Lake_Memorial_Park_Colorado_Springs_CO_USA
- William Lendrum Mitchell Bust Memorial; Dedicated May 10, 1989; Located Cadet Plaza; US Air Force Academy; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC07D_William_Lendrum_Billy_Mitchell_Brigadier_General_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Four Corners, USA Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated July 4, 1991; Located Cortez City Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM42KN_Four_Corners_USA_Veterans_Memorial_Cortez_CO
- 155mm Howitzer; Dedicated - Unknown; Located next to Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5CF3_155mm_Howitzer_Cripple_Creek_CO
- Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8QTM_Afghanistan_Iraq_War_Memorial_Mt_Pisgah_Cemetery_Cripple_Creek_CO
- POW/MIA; Dedicated - Unknown; Located City Park, 1st Street and Bennett Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4DG_VIETNAM_MIAS_FROM_COLORADO
- Veterans Memorial Highway (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located State Highway 96 (Note: See Picture at the Bottom of the Page)
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Delta
Delta
- Delta County War Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 1953; Located Delta Cemetery, E 3rd Street; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=CO_WM_00004
- 155mm Howitzer, Dedicated August 21, 1991; Located Evergreen Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5J11_155_mm_Howitzer_Evergreen_Cemetery_Colorado_Springs_CO
- 2nd Lt. Francis Lowry Memorial (World War I); Dedicated 1917; Located Fairmount Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5RRH_2nd_Lt_Francis_Lowry_Memorial (Dedication date provided by Laura Ruttum Senturia, Library Director, Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center quoting "Denver's Historic Markers, Memorials, Statues and Parks" by Agnes Wright Spring)
- Alfred Dach Memorial Plaque (World War II); Dedicated August 9, 1974; Located west of the Colorado State Capitol Building between Broadway and Lincoln Street; http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=46101
- Amache - Granada Relocation Center, American Japanese Relocation Camp (World War II); Erected 1945 ; Located south of West Amache Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62111; also at http://www.amache.org/
- Apache Camp Plaque; Dedicated Unknown; Located Southeast lawn of Capitol, south pod
- Argo Memorial (World War I); Dedicated 1948; Located intersection of Logan Street and E 47th Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBCZA_Argo_Park_WWI_Memorial_Denver_COedit
- Argo Memorial (World War II); Dedicated 1948; Located intersection of Logan Street and E 47th Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBCZ6_Argo_Park_WWII_Memorial__Denver_CO
- Capt John D. Howland Statue (Civil War) also known as Colorado's Soldier's Monument ; Dedicated July 24, 1909; Located Denver Capitol Grounds; http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cap/civwar.htm
- Civil War Artillery (GAR Memorial); Donated 1897; Located Denver City Park; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61985
- Colorado Civil War Memorial; Dedicated 1909; Located West entrance of the Colorado State Capitol; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM18MD_Civil_War_Monument_and_Cannon_Denver_Colorado
- Colorado Confederate Veterans Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 2003; Located Riverside Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5QAN_Colorado_Confederate_Veterans_Memorial_Riverside_Cemetery_Denver_CO
- Colorado Soldier's Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1909; Located west steps of the Capitol; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4745
- Colorado State Veterans Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located western entrance to the State Capitol; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46079
- Colorado Tribute to Veterans Monument; Dedicated November 10, 1990; Located Lincoln Park; http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592
- Colorado Volunteers of the Spanish American War Flagpole; Dedicated June 18, 1898; Located Lincoln Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BJ3_Colorado_Volunteers_Civil_War_Memorial_Denver_CO; also at http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592
- General Marquis de LaFayette Plaque (American Revolution); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Greek Theater/Denver's Civic Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCQ73_General_Marquis_de_La_Fayette_Denver_CO
- Globeville Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea); Dedicated 1948; Located Argo Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3MCP_Globeville_Multi_War_Veterans_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Irving Hale Plaque (Spanish American War); Dedicated 1932; Located south side of State Capitol; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46108
- Jewish War Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1963; Located Denver's Jewish Community Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8BFY_Jewish_War_Veterans_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Joseph P Martinez Statue (Medal of Honor); Dedicated 1988; Located Lincoln Park; (NOTE: Joseph Martinez was first Colorado Hispanic native to receive the Medal of Honor.); http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592; also at http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46100
- Logan's Memorial Day Order; Dedicated - Unknown; Located south side of State Capitol; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46107
- Memorial (Spanish-American War); Dedicated August 13, 1911; Located Fairmount Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5PVW_Fairmount_Cemetery_Denver_CO_Spanish_American_War_Memorial
- Nisei War Memorial (Japanese World War II); Dedicated 1963; Located 430 S. Quebec Street; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA7PK_Nisei_War_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Pearl Harbor Memorial Bench (World War II); Dedicated 1983; Located East lawn of Capitol Grounds; http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592
- Pulaski Memorial (American Revolution); Dedicated July 4, 1976; Located Pulaski Park near Cherry Creek Shopping; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMEZR9_Pulaski_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Sadie M. Likens Drinking Fountain (Civil War); Dedicated July 7, 1923; Located Lincoln Park; http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque; Dedicated 1909; Located Capitol West Portico; http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon Memorial (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House, University of Denver;http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCKQ0_Sigma_Alpha_Epsilon_WWII_Memorial_at_University_of_Denver_Denver_CO
- USS Colorado Memorial; Dedicated 1997; Located East lawn of Capitol Grounds; http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ColoradoCapitolArt/CBON/1251611239592; also at http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=46195
- USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial (World War II Submarine); Dedicated 1976; Located 17th and Sheridan; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMACE9_USS_Grayling_SS_209_Memorial_Denver_CO; also at http://www.rockymountainsubvets.com/html/contacts.html; (Dedication date provided by Laura Ruttum Senturia, Library Director, Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center quoting "United States Submarine Veterans, Inc: The First 40 Years" published in 2006 by the US Submarine Veterans Inc.)
- Utah Beach to Bastogne Monument (World War II); Dedicated 1990; Located S Vine Street and E Iowa Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMF45W_Utah_Beach_to_Bastogne_Monument_Denver_CO
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated May 1986; Located Church of the Holy Ghost; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9H5Z_Veterans_Memorial_Denver_CO
- Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Tuskegee Airman); Dedicated November 11, 1998; Located Fairmount Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5Q14_Veterans_Memorial_Fairmount_Cemetery_Denver_Colorado
- Dolores County Veterans Monument (World War II); Dedicated May 30, 1953; Located US 491 and Guyrene Street; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=CO_WM_00003
- Living Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Greenmount Cemetery; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
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Englewood 1
Englewood 1
- Wounded Combat Veterans Monument (All Wars); Dedicated 1932 (?); Located near Englewood Fountain; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM17BF_Combat_Veterans_Wounded
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Florence 2
Florence 2
- Col Leo Sidney Boston War Memorial (Vietnam); Dedicated 1978; Located Fremont County Airport; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6VRC_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Fremont_County_Airport_Florence_CO_USA
- Col. Leo SIdney Boston War Memorial Park; Dedicated May 31, 1997; Located Fremont County Airport; http://www.360cities.net/image/col-leo-sidney-boston-war-memorial-fremont-colorado#0.00,0.00,70.0
- Memorial Bridge (Vietnam); Dedicated May 13, 1992; Located Colorado State University; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6W4D_Vietnam_War_Memorial_CSU_Campus_Fort_Collins_CO_USA;
- Veterans Plaza (All Wars); Dedicated May 2011; Located 262 W. Horsetooth Road, Spring Canyon Community Park;
- Costilla County Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf); Dedicated August 9, 2008; Located Veteran's Park 1/2 mile east of Fort Garland; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6XQ9_Costilla_County_Veterans_Memorial_Fort_Garland_CO; also at http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=64065
- Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park; Dedicated July 4, 2003; Located Fruita Welcome Center; http://www.field-of-dreams.org/HandP.html
- Fruita Veterans Memorial (Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, Gulf War); Dedicated 1996; Located Veterans Memorial Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDGVW_Fruita_Veterans_Memorial_Fruita_CO
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Georgetown 1
- 3rd Marine Division; 1st Marine Division; Second Marine Division; Dedicated 2004
- Women Marines; Dedicated 1991
- US Navy Hospital Corpsmen; Dedicated 1982
- Amphibious Forces; Dedicated May 29, 1995
Granada 1
Georgetown 1
- Clear Creek County Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 2004; Located north side of the Georgetown Visitors Gateway; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA0R6_Veterans_of_Clear_Creek_County_Memorial_Georgetown_CO
- American Legion Veterans Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Golden Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BJE_American_Legion_Veterans_Memorial_Golden_Cemetery_CO
- Buffalo Bill Memorial (Medal of Honor); Dedicated July 4, 1924; Located Lookout Mountain on the grounds of Buffalo Bill Museum; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29670; also at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_(Buffalo_Bill_statue)
- Coos Brewery Defenders of Freedom Memorial; Dedicated 1992; ; Located 1221 Ford Street; http://www.panoramio.com/photo/52924582
- Liberty Bell Memorial (World War I); Dedicated November 11, 2001; Located 911 10th Street; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMEXAY_Golden_Liberty_Bell_Golden_CO
- USMC Memorial (Multi- War); Dedicated 1977; Located intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 40; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBJ63_USMC_Memorial_Golden_CO; Memorial includes:
- 3rd Marine Division; 1st Marine Division; Second Marine Division; Dedicated 2004
- Women Marines; Dedicated 1991
- US Navy Hospital Corpsmen; Dedicated 1982
- Amphibious Forces; Dedicated May 29, 1995
Granada 1
- Amache Remembered Monument (World War II) also referred to as the Granada War Relocation Center, 100th and 442nd Fighting Units ; Dedicated 1983; Located Camp Amache/rear to the cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8X4X_Amache_Remembered_Granada_CO
- Bell Tower Memorial to Mesa College Men (World War II); November 11, 1948; Located Mesa Avenue and College Place; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM99J3_The_Bell_Tower_Grand_Junction_CO
- Camp 202 German Prisoner of War Camp; Marker placed September 28, 1993; Located on former entrance gate to the camp http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8PGC_Camp_202_Greeley_CO; also at http://greeleyhistory.org/pages/pow_camp.html; also at http://greeleygov.com/HistoricPreservation/Documents/July2009_tour_notes_FAQsPOWcamp2004andGeisslerletter.pdf
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 1997; Located Weld County Veterans Memorial Plaza (Lincoln Park); http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4RVC_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Weld_County_Veterans_Memorial_Plaza_Greeley_CO_USA
- Weld County Veterans Memorial, Dedicated November 11, 1997; Located near Bittersweet Park, corner 16th Street and 35th Avenue; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weld_County_Veterans_Memorial
- Emmett Jack Peters (Vietnam); Email in process to obtain information Dedicated - Unknown; Located grassy area near center of town; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9D0W_Emmett_Jack_Peters_Green_Mountain_Falls_CO
- American Legion Memorial Park; Dedicated - Unknown; Located corner Highway 50 and Loveland Street
- Gulf War Memorial Roll Call; Dedicated March 10, 1991; Located American Legion Memorial Park
- Memorial Plaque/Flagpole/World War II Vintage 37mm Anti-tank Guns (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 1990; Located American Legion Memorial Park
- POW/MIA Monument (All Wars); Dedicated May 1999; Located American Legion Memorial Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2632_POW_MIA_Monument_Gunnison_CO
- Vietnam Memorial; Dedicated May 27, 1996; Located Gunnison Cemetery
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Highlands Ranch 1 (email in process to obtain information)
Highlands Ranch 1 (email in process to obtain information)
- Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument (Afghanistan, Iraq); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Highlands Ranch, Ridgeline Boulevard; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- Phillips County Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1962; Located Phillips County Courthouse; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM210J_Phillips_County_Veterans_Memorial_Holyoke_Colorado
- War for the Union and Spanish-American War Memorial; Email in process to obtain information Dedicated - Unknown; Located off Sherman Avenue
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Email in process to obtain information Dedicated - Unknown; Located Riverside Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMVMP_Hotchkiss_Colorado_Veterans_Memorial; also at http://friendsofriversidecemetery.org/about-the-friends/
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Idaho Springs 2
Idaho Springs 2
- Steve Canyon and American Airmen (All Wars); Dedicated July 1950; Located intersection of Miner Street and Colorado (I-70 Business Loop); http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMACZX_Steve_Canyon_and_American_Airmen_Idaho_Springs_CO
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1988; Located front of City Hall; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAD07_Veterans_Memorial_Idaho_Springs_CO
- Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park; Dedicated 1995; Located Weeminuche Avenue and Capote Drive; http://www.southernute-nsn.gov/va; also at http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
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Kremmling 1
Kremmling 1
- Veterans Park; Dedicated 2004; Located adjacent to athletic field and nearby high school; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBXVX_Veterans_Park_Kremmling_CO
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La Junta 2
La Junta 2
- Otero County Veterans Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 1984; Located 13 W. Third Street; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFFBX_Otero_County_Veterans_Memorial_La_Junta_Co
- Memorial (World War II); Dedicated September 12, 1992; Located La Junta Municipal Airport; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMGE4V_La_Junta_Airport_World_War_II_Memorial
- Memorial to Those that Served; Dedicated April 2005; Located northwest corner of the Las Animas County Courthouse lawn; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMADNZ_Memorial_to_Those_that_Served_Las_Animas_CO
- POW/MIA Memorial; Dedicated 2001; Located northwest corner of Bent County Courthouse Lawn; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMADPQ_POW_MIA_Memorial_Las_Animas_CO
- Lafayette County, VFW Post 1771 Memorial; Dedicated May 30, 1954; Located Colorado Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM190M_Lafayette_CO_VFW_Post_1771_Memorial
- Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated originally for World War I, August 1929, others added on later dates; Located Prowers County Building, 301 South Main; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFJ6C_Lamar_Colorado_Veterans_Memorial_Lamar_Colorado, also at http://www.bigtimbersmuseum.org/
- Camp Hale (German POW Camp); http://www.mscd.edu/camphale/camphalehistory/prisonersofwar/
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 2008; Located Evergreen Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4F7T_Lake_County_Veterans_Memorial_Leadville_CO
- Littleton War Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 2000; Located Ketring Park; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4611
- Danny Dietz Memorial Statue (Afghanistan); Dedicated July 4, 2007; Located in small park near high school; ; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMADBC_Danny_Dietz
- Jim Hamm Nature Area Memorial (Vietnam); Developed 1976; Located 1701 E. County Line Road; http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/parks/park_list/overview/jim.htm;
- Monument (Vietnam, MIA); Dedicated 1974; Located Jims Pond, Jim Hamm Nature Area; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6WH1_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Jims_Pond_Longmont_CO_USA
- 155mm 1918 US Howitzer; Dedicated 1958; Located Dwayne Webster Veteran's Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM85RD_155mm_1918_US_Howitzer_Loveland_CO
- Harold Dwayne Webster Memorial (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Dwayne Webster Veteran's Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM87AA_Harold_Dwayne_Webster_Memorial_Loveland_CO
- Veterans War Memorial; Dedicated 2005; Located - Undetermined; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4WFF_Veterans_War_Memorial_Loveland_CO_USA
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Manitou Springs 3 email in process to obtain information
Manitou Springs 3 email in process to obtain information
- 1918 155 MM Howitzer; Located Memorial Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCQFB_155_MM_Howitzer_Manitou_Springs_CO
- Col. Jerome B. Wheeler Marker (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located south of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- Over the Top Memorial (World War I); Dedicated May 25, 1924; Located 502 Manitou Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM75MA_Over_the_Top_Manitou_Springs_CO
- SSG Justin Lee Vasquez Memorial (Iraz); Dedicated 2005; Located US 50 and S Park Street; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- Montrose County Veterans Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 1989; Located Montrose County Courthouse; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBVAZ_Montrose_County_Veterans_Memorial_Montrose_Colorado
- Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated July 4, 1956; Located Cedar Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMVQC_Montrose_Colorado_Civil_War_Memorial
- Memory Plaza; Dedicated 1976 and November 11, 2003; Located on the bank of Bear Creek on the main road in Morrison; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBJ8G_Memory_Plaza_Morrison_CO
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New Castle 1 email in process to obtain information
New Castle 1 email in process to obtain information
- Lt. Col. John Zarlingo Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located 450 West Main Street; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA6D7_Lt_Col_John_Zarlingo_New_Castle_CO
- Northglenn Veterans' Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 2003; Located Greenway Trail next to Northglen Police Department; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM181Y_Northglenn_Veterans_Memorial
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Oak Creek 1
Oak Creek 1
- VFW Marker (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Cemetery southeast side of Oak Creek; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- All Veterans Memorial Park (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined (Note: See Pictures at the Bottom of the Page)
- Prisoners on the Plains (World War II Prisoner Camp); Email in process to obtain information Dedicated - Unknown; Located on Main Street just south of US 138; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=47361
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Palmer Lake 1
Palmer Lake 1
- William Crawford Memorial (World War II), Congressional Medal of Honor; Dedicated March 26, 2001; Located next to Palmer Lake Park; (Note: Plans are currently underway for the redesign and reconstruction of this Memorial. For more information visit: http://www.crawfordmemorial.org/) http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9FJF_William_Crawford_Palmer_Lake_CO
- Medal of Honor Recipients Plaque along with other plaque located around the flagpole; Located Peterson AFB Air and Space Museum; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6G9N_Medal_of_Honor_Recipients_Peterson_AFB_CO; also at http://www.petemuseum.org/CommemorativeTiles.html
- Raytheon MIM-23 "Hawk"; Located Peterson Air Force Base; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5B6J_MIM_23_HAWK_Peterson_AFB_CO
- 155mm Howitzer; Located Mineral Palace Gardens; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA1TH_155mm_Howitzer_Mineral_Palace_Gardens_Pueblo_CO
- Captain John A La Voo Memorial Tree; Note: Buried 1999, Arlington (Remains removed from Vietnam 1994) along with remains of Capt. Robert A. Holt; Located City Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6VT7_Vietnam_War_Memorial_City_Park_Pueblo_CO_USA
- The Forgotten War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Pueblo County Courthouse; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6G24_Korean_War_The_Forgotten_War_Pueblo_CO
- Medal of Honor Memorial; Dedicated September 21, 2001; Located entrance Visitors Information Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9D0W_Emmett_Jack_Peters_Green_Mountain_Falls_CO
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Pueblo City Park; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6W4K_Vietnam_War_Memorial_Municipal_Building_Boulder_CO_USA
- Vietnam War Memorial, Dedicated 1969; Located Colorado State University; http://csupueblotoday.com/news/csu-pueblo-to-renovate-war-memorial
- Anti Aircraft Gun; Located VFW Post #5812; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMYW3_Anti_Aircraft_Gun_VFW_Post_5812_Pueblo_West_CO
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Rifle 1 email in process to obtain information
Rifle 1 email in process to obtain information
- Veterans Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located outskirts of Rifle; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2HQP_Veterans_Memorial_Rifle_CO
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Steamboat Springs 1 email in process to obtain information
Steamboat Springs 1 email in process to obtain information
- Flagpole Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Steamboat Springs cemetery with entrance just east of Lincoln Avenue.
- Battle of Summit Springs; Dedicated 1984; Located State Highway 63 just north of County Road 16; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=61997
- Indian Wars (1864-1869); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Visitors Center; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51217
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Thornton 2
Thornton 2
- Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial; Dedicated July 4, 2005; Located Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAF9C_Afghanistan_Iraq_War_Memorial_Margaret_Carpenter_Recreation_Center_Thornton_CO
- VFW Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated November 11, 1991; Located between parking lots Thornton Civic Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2VC3_VFW_Memorial_Thornton_CO
- Korean War Memorial; Dedicated July 4, 2001; Located Colorado Welcome Center; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6DEX_Korean_War_Memorial_Trinidad_CO_USA
- Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located south corner of N Convent Street and Purgatoire Drive; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated May 30, 1999; Located Colorado Welcome Center; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=62861; also at http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6DET_Vietnam_Memorial_Colorado_Welcome_Center_Trinidad_CO_USA - World War II Memorial; Dedicated July 4, 2001; Located Colorado Welcome Center; http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=62862
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Vail Pass 1
Vail Pass 1
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial (Ski Trooper); Dedicated 2001; Located Shrine Pass Road (County Road 16) near I-70; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=58466
- Villa Grove Veterans Memorial (Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea); Dedicated 2009; Located Villa Grove Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7D21_Villa_Grove_Veterans_Memorial_Villa_Grove_CO
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Westminster 1
Westminster 1
- Armed Forces Tribute Garden (All Wars); Dedicated May 17, 2008; Located Westminster City Park, 104th Avenue; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3WG7_Armed_Forces_Tribute_Garden_Westminster_CO
- German Minnenwerfer Mortor (World War I); Dedicated April 25, 1990; Located VFW Post 4171; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5QBQ_German_Minnenwerfer_Mortar_VFW_4171_Wheat_Ridge_CO
- Memorial (Spanish-American War); Dedicated 1911; Located Northwest section of Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM61V9_Spanish_War_Veterans_Memorial_Crown_Hill_Cemetery_Wheat_Ridge_CO
- 20th Annual Recognition Ride; 1988-2007; Located by the Vasquez Creek Trailhead, north edge of Hideaway Park; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- Eric V. Dickson Memorial Plaque; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Lions Park at the intersection of US HWY 24 and Highway 67; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAE94_Eric_V_Dickson_Woodland_Park_CO
- Fallen Soldier Battlefield Cross; Dedicated 2010; Located Lions Park at the intersection of US HWY 24 and Highway 67 http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAEQ0_Fallen_Soldier_Battlefield_Cross_Woodland_Park_CO; also at http://www.army.mil/article/69542
- Master Sgt. Richard Ferguson Fallen Soldier Battle Cross (Iraq); Dedicated November 2009; Located Lions Park at the intersection of US HWY 24 and Highway 67
- Eric V. Dickson Memorial Plaque; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Lions Park at the intersection of US HWY 24 and Highway 67; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAE94_Eric_V_Dickson_Woodland_Park_CO
- Woodland Park Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated March 2013; Located Woodland Park Cemetery; (Note: Memorial construct by Eagle Scout Candidate David Hagney as his Eagle Scout Project. It lists all veterans buried in Woodland Park Cemetery.)
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- Abbie Duston Roadside Park; Located West Colfax Avenue, US Route 40, Lakewood; http://www.colfaxavenue.com/2012/06/blue-star-memorial-highway.html
- Blue Star Memorial Highways - http://www.nrotc.org/blue.star.mem.hwy.htm
- Colorado Independence Trail System - Freedom Trail, Liberty Trail, Patriot Trail; http://www.penrosechamber.com/LocalInformation/LocalAttractions.aspx
- Danny Dietz, Jr. Memorial Highway; Dedicated 2009; 10-mile stretch from I-25 south to C-470; http://www.9news.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=113096&catid=222
- Fort Carson Memorial Highway; Located just south of the Gate 1 entrance to Fort Carson, east of Highway 115; http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM97Y0_Fort_Carson_Kit_Carson_Park_Colorado_Springs_CO
- Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway; http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/a9b5aa3a41373aed872566a500594901/566cd430a0ac9e0c87256c91004ca65d/$FILE/wptemp.txt
- Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge; Crosses US 93, Colorado River, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_O'Callaghan%E2%80%93Pat_Tillman_Memorial_Bridge
- Ralph Carr Memorial Highway; http://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/content/ralph-carr
- Spanish American War Veterans Memorial Highway; Junction of US 160 with US 83, then west on US Highway 160 to Kansas-Colorado border; http://kansasstatutes.lesterama.org/Chapter_68/Article_10/68-1075.html
- Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trails; Part of I-70 Interstate System; http://www.colorado-redtails.com/docs/CO%20Res%2012-10-03.pdf
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, State Highway 115; http://www.bidontravel.com/travel/coloradodrive5.html
- Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake; 3749 Sherman Avenue, Monte Vista; http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/grants/cemetery_list.asp#c
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery; Located grounds of old Fort Logan, Denver Area; http://www.tourofhonor.com/tohforum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=213&
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado; Located 2830 Riverside Parkway, Grand Junction; http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/grants/cemetery_list.asp#c
Colorado's Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, includes recipients born in Colorado but medal credited to another state.
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
Boydston, Erwin Jay
Chiles, Marcellus Homs Coker, Ronald Leroy Dix, Drew Dennis Funk, Jesse N. Graves, Ora Grove, William Remsburg Guillen, Ambrosio Knight, Joseph F. Linstron, Floyd K. Martinez, Joseph P. Maxwell, Robert Dale Mccandless, Bruce McWthy, Jr., Edgar Lee |
Muranga, Kiyoshi K.
Murphy, Raymond Gerald Pucket, Donald Dale Ross, Donald Kirby Sakato, George T. Sitter, Carl Leonard Swanson, Jon Upton, Frank Monroe Wallace, Georbge Weed Ware, Keith Lincoln West, Chester Howard Wickersham, J. Hunger Wlker, Kenneth Newton |
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Castle Rock, Colorado
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Crowley Springs, Colorado
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Photo Used with Permission of Mike Apker
Crowley County, Colorado
State Highway 96
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State Highway 96
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Olney Springs, Colorado
All Veterans Memorial Park
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All Veterans Memorial Park
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Olney Springs, Colorado
All Veterans Memorial Park
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All Veterans Memorial Park
Photo Used with Permission of Mike Apker
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