Thursday, November 11, 2010

Veteran Memorials in Chicago

From the Nov. 11th Chicago Tribune "Honoring Heroes" by Ron Grossman. Pictures accompanied the article.

KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL-- In the Far South Side's Kennedy Park remembers the "forgotten war."

VIETNAM VETERANS-- A marker on the Chicago River downtown.

BATAAN-CORREGIDOR MEMORIAL-- The State Street Bridge is a memorial to this brutal chapter of World War II.

MAYWOOD MONUMENT-- The suburb's Veterans Memorial Park has a tank that honors the 192nd Tank battalion.

VICTORY MONUMENT-- A memorial at 35th Street and Martin Luther King Drive honors black soldiers in World War I.

Things You Might Not Know About Chicagoland.

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