National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

DEDICATED ON OCTOBER 20, 1991, THIS MOVING MEMORIAL HAS BECOME THE FOCAL POINT OF VETERANS PARK AT MILWAUKEE'S LAKEFRONT. THREE WAUSAU RED GRANITE COLUMNS STAND 22-26-30 FEET HIGH AND REPRESENT THOSE KILLED IN ACTION, POW-MIA, AND THOSE RETURNED HOME. THE FIVE GRANITE BENCHES BEHIND THE COLUMNS SYMBOLIZE THE FIVE BRANCHES OF THE U.S. MILITARY. THE ELEVEN GRANITE POST ENCIRCLING THE MEMORIAL SIGNIFY EACH (OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED) YEAR OF THE VIETNAM WAR. THE INNER CIRCLE OF BRICKS IS RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE OUTER CIRCLE IS FOR VETERANS OF OTHER WARS AND CONFLICTS OR FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SHOW THEIR RESPECT AND SUPPORT. COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH THE WAR MEMORIAL CENTER OFFICE. SEE ALSO-MILWAUKEE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL II