(War Memorial), (sculpture).

(War Memorial), (sculpture).

Sweetwater, Sarah Campsey, sculptor.

(War Memorial), (sculpture).

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Sculpture: Georgia granite slabs; Base: Georgia granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.

(Front of first slab, incised:) WORLD WAR II/(list of names) (Front of second slab, incised:) KOREA/(list of names)/GASPER J. SALAZ/POST NO. 2350/VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/OF THE UNITED STATES (Front of third slab, incised:) VIETNAM/(list of names) (Backs of slabs have lists of donors and a history of the memorial) (Front of base, etched:) FREEDOM IS NOT FREE/IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES unsigned

Three vertical slabs with inscriptions set atop a two-tiered, inscribed base. The middle slab is also inscribed with a cross.

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Abstract -- Geometric

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Elko

Administered by Elko County, 569 Court Street, Elko, Nevada 89801

Located Elko County Courthouse, 571 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada

Dedicated to soldiers killed in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Associated with Post No. 2350 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994.

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