Marseilles, Illinois - Southwest Asia Memorial Wall
- Address:
- Main St., Marseilles, IL
- Directions:
- South of I-80 and south of US 6 in Marseilles, IL, on the north banks of the Illinois River, just west of Co Hwy 15/Main St.
- Admission:
- Free
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Marseilles, Illinois - Southwest Asia Memorial Wall On the banks of the Illinois River in Marseilles, IL, they created a memorial wall for those who paid the ultimate price in the "middle east conflicts while keeping America free." It is the only memorial wall I am aware of memorializing the servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives in the Middle East conflicts. [Ol' Islander, 11/05/2009][RA: We've encountered memorials that bundle the Middle East conflicts with other wars. There will likely be more dedicated memorials -- "wall" or otherwise -- over time, perhaps as it becomes easier to predict how much space to leave on the memorial for the future fallen....]
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