Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial - Rochester, Minnesota

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Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial - Rochester, Minnesota

This memorial was built to remember all those from SE Minnesota that have given their lives in the gallant struggle to preserve the United States and keep us all free.  The memorial was built without any tax money, it was strictly donations through fundraisers and generous contributions of those that care to have the history retained for generations to come.

The memorial consists of four 35-foot circular granite walls, a 12X 50 main wall, fifty trees, 4,920 pavers, 21 sponsored benches, and the six Armed Forces Flags plus the Minnesota, POW/MIA and the US Flag. The outside walls feature battle graphics from the Civil War to the Gulf War and the inside walls are engraved with stories of important Military events from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War. A statue of a widow and her son, receiving a telegram, notifying her of the death of her husband, sits in front of the Wall of Remembrance. Statues of a Nurse and Medic treating a wounded soldier on the battlefield are located south of the Wall of Remembrance.

Location: 3rd Avenue and 7th Street SW, Rochester, MN 55901