Long Prairie, Minnesota - Veterans' Memorial Park - Iwo Jima in Steel

Address:: 2 1st St. S., Long Prairie, MN
Directions:: Corner of Central Ave. and 1st St. S., one block east of US 71.
Hours:: M-S 8 am - 10 pm (Call to verify)
Phone:: 320-732-2514

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Long Prairie, Minnesota - Veterans' Memorial Park - Iwo Jima in Steel

The memorial park is located at the corner of Central Avenue and First Street South in downtown Long Prairie. Army Reservist Kimberly Lawler skillfully depicted several scenes that tower to a height of five stories. At the top is a one and a half story steel depiction of the first flag raising at Mt. Suribachi. The mural details the battle of Iwo Jima, the battlefield cemetery of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France and also includes a tribute to women in the military. [Julie Baum, 02/18/2007]

[RA: Any five-story-tall, 2-D recreation of the flag-raising at Mt. Suribachi is worth a detour.]

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November 26, 2009