Dedicated to the men and women who died for our country and to the men and women who have served or continue to serve our Nation.


Debuting on Memorial Day 2016

The WOW Page
(Women of War)



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There are many Memorials in every state that are documented but many more that are undocumented.  Please feel free to contact me to register a Memorial near you (previously documented or undocumented). When you register a Memorial please include the physical address of the Memorial; the designer (if known), date dedicated, any website links for the memorial, and any other information you believe may be pertinent.  All efforts will be made to ensure that the information provided is included on this website. 

Information will also be listed for each states Veterans Offices and Hospitals.

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The Navajo Code Talkers are currently seeking support for a Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  Please visit their website, http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/contact_us/ and consider making a pledge to this effort either financially or by contracting your US Senator or US Representative to urge them to support this effort.


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Oregon is in the process of fundraising for the Oregon World War II Memorial.  Please visit http://www.oregonwwiimemorial.com/ for more information.  NOTE:  The Memorial has been COMPLETED and unveiled on June 9, 2014.  Please visit https://www.facebook.com/oregonww2memorial for additional information.


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States currently under construction (unless otherwise noted listings are by city):
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Arizona 
Arkansas
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Connecticut
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Idaho
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Michigan
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Mississippi
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Montana
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New Jersey
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New York (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
North Carolina
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Ohio
Oklahoma

Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee 
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia 
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Definitions
  • AEF - American Expeditionary Forces
  • Battalion - 300-1,000 Soldiers
  • Battery - a fortification formed by moving earth or other materials into hill-like formations to protect artillery having the following components:  Parapet, Terreplain, Banquette, Embrasure, Barbette
  • Brigade - 3000 to 5000 Soldiers
  • CSA - Confederate States of America
  • Cenotaph - a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
  • Company - 62-190 Soldiers
  • Congressional Medal of Honor - Established July 1862
  • Division - 10,000 to 15,000 Soldiers
  • Corps - 20,000 to 45,000 Soldiers
  • Doughboys - Nickname given to the American Expeditionary Force that took part in the later years of World War I. Term replaced with GI.
  • Ducit Amore Patriae - The Love of My Country Leads Me
  • Dulce et Decorum est pro Patria Mori - It Is Sweet and Right To Die For Your Country.
  • "Dum tacet clamat" - Latin phrase found on many Woodman of the World Memorials, means "Though silent, he speaks".
  • GAR - Grand Army of the Republic; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
  • Honor Roll - Memorials/Monuments listing the names of those who died
  • Non-Repatriated Soldiers - Soldiers who did not return
  • Non Solum Armis - Latin for "Not by Arms Alone." 
  • Pro Aris Et Focis - For God and Country
  • Pro Patria, as listed with some Memorials is Latin meaning "For One's Country."
  • Pro Virtute Et Patria - For Virtue and Country
  • Per Ardua Ad Astra - as listed with some Memorials is Latin meaning "Through adversity to the stars."
  • Platoon - 16-44 Soldiers
  • Redoubt - A small enclosed work used to fortify hilltops, passes, etc.
  • Squad - 9 to 20 Soldiers
Dates of Wars
  • King Phillips War 1675 (Never heard of this war? Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Swamp_Fight for more information on this little known war..)
  • American Indian Wars - 1622-1890; http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1008.html
  • Dunmore's War - 1775 - Conflict between the Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and Mingo American Indian Nations; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%27s_War
  • American Revolution - 1775-1783
  • Black Hawk War - May-August 1832 (Illinois/Michigan/Wisconsin Territory)
  • Second Seminole War - 1835-1842
  • Civil War - 1861-1865
  • Spanish-American War - 1898-1902
  • World War I - 1914-1918 (also referred to as "The Great War")
  • Mexican Border - 1916-1917
  • World War II - 1939-1945; America became involved December 7, 1941
  • Korean War - 1950-1955 (also referred to as "The Forgotten War")
  • Vietnam War - 1961-1975
  • Japan formally surrenders - September 2, 1945
  • War in Afghanistan - 2001 to present
  • Iraq War - March 20, 2003 - December 15, 2011
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