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El Dorado County Veterans Monu

Placerville, United States

[Marker located on right planter stand on walkway of entrance to Monument:] <center>El Dorado County Veterans Monument Dedicated on Veterans Day November 11, 2006 By The Friends of the Monument And The Grateful Citizens Of El Dorado County To Honor Those Who Have Served The Cause of Freedom</center> Marker located on Stand Holding Eagle Sculpture - left side of entrance walkway.] <center>El Dorado County Veterans Monument Monument Founders Richard W. Buchanan Navy Cross, U.S. Marine Corp Peter J. Wolfe Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Ret. Board of Directors Friends of the El Dorado County Veterans Monument</center> William D. Cathcart – Distinguished Service Cross, 1st Sgt., U.S. Army Ret. * John W. Collens, III – Major General, U.S. Air Force, Ret. * James Denmark – U.S. Air Force, Ret. * Nevance R. (Don) Donaldson – U.S. Navy Reserve * Lanny Langston – U.S. Navy * William E. Schultz – Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, Ret. [Markers Mounted on Granite on Left Side of Back Wall of Monument:] [Upper Left:] <center>Seabees United States Seabees -Contstriuimus Batuimus- “With compassion for others we build – we fight for peace with freedom” Can Do United States Naval Construction Force Dedicated in honor of all U.S.N. Seabees Veterans Day November 11, 2006</center> [Upper Right:] <center>In Honor and Memory of the Men and Women of the United States Marine Corps Who Have Given Their Lives to Their Country Since 10 November 1775 Dedicated by the Marines of the 3rd Battalion 27th Marines</center> Lower Left:] <center>The California Department of Veterans Affairs 1946 – 2006</center> Our Mission Is To Confer and Administer The Benefits Provided By A Grateful State of California To Its Deserving Veterans And Their Dependents. We Strive To Remember And Serve Those Veterans Who Have Given Us The Opportunity To Live In A Land Of Liberty, Free To Pursue Our Way Of Life. This Monument Is A Fitting Tribute To The Selfless Service And Sacrifice Of The Veterans Of El Dorado County. <center>Tom Johnson Secretary of Veterans Affairs</center> [Lower Center:] <center>In Memory of the Men and Women who Served in the Vietnam War and Later Died as a Result of Their Service We Honor and Remember Their Service</center> [Lower Right:] <center>In honor of Colonel Wray F. Sagaser United States Army 1942 – 1946 41st Tank Battalion Commander 11th Armor Division Under the Command of Colonel Sagaser The 11th Armored Division “Thunderbolts” Played a Vital Role in the WWII “Battle of the Bulge”</center> [Markers Mounted on Granite On Right Side of Back Wall of Monument:] [Upper Left:] <center>In Memory of Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice In World War II</center> [Left Column:] Norlan W. Allison • Walter J. Armstrong • Harold V. Avansind • R. Lawrence Berriman • William C. Branstetter • Ernest M. Carsten • H. Glenn Cribbs • Howard M. Cullers • Reginald J. Darr • Gene L. Eddy [Center Column:] Elmer C. Fluery • Peter N. Fossatti • Eldon B. Green • H. Clay Hansen • Ralph E. Howland • Mont L. Killian • Mervin C. Leventon • L. Clyde Longhurst • Donald R. Maclin • Chester Makinster [Right Column:] Wilber H. Phelps • Jerrold N. Potts • Charles F. Royse • Latta G. Schroth • Hardie R. Tatum • James P. Ticksman • O. Kenneth Ward • Henry F. West <center>And In Tribute To All Other Who Served</center> [Lower Left:] <center>History of the El Dorado County Veterans Monument</center> The El Dorado County Veterans Monument was first envisioned by former United States Marine, Richard W. Buchanan, during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Navy Cross for upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Services. On May 24, 1968, as 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines moved against well-entrenched enemy forces during the Battle of Le Bac (1), Buchanan witnessed numerous examples of the American fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty by his fellow Marines and Corpsmen. He vowed that their dedication, and the dedication and sacrifices of other men and women of our Armed Forces, would not be forgotten.<center> Dedicated November 11, 2006</center> [Center Marker:] <center>Dedicated In Memory Of the 2,335 members of the U.S. Military Forces Killed in Action On That Day Of Infamy December 7, 1941 During The Bombing and Strafing Attack Of The Islands Of Oahu Territory of Hawaii Dedicated By The El Dorado County Hangtown 30 Chapter Of The Pearl Harbor Survivors On this 45th Anniversary Year of 1986 Remember Pearl Harbor Keep America Alert</center> [Upper Right:] <center>U.S.S. Missouri Latitude 35º 21’17” North – Longitude 139º 45’ 36” East</center> Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the Instrument of Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was Signed. Thus Bringing to a Close the Second World War <center>The Ship at that Time was at Anchor in Tokyo Bay</center> Lower Right Center:] <center>Dedicated in recognition of Gunnery Sergeant William Frank Brazelton</center> United States Marine Corps 1940 – 1946, Silver Star, Bronze Star, WIA Battle of Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943. <center>By Lcpl Tyson Davis Brazelton United States Marine Corps 1996 – 2000</center> [Lower Right:] <center>Lt. Col. Edward A. Schlueter</center> Army Air Corps, USAF • 415th Night Fighter Squadron • Beaufighter/Black Widow Pilot • WWII European Theater

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