Western North Carolina Veterans Memorial
[inscriptions, west center interior]
"It is the Veteran:"
It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Religion.
It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Press.
It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Speech.
It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Assembly.
It is the Veteran who has given us and defended the Right to Vote.
It is the Veteran who salutes the Flag.
It is the Veteran who serves the Flag.
It is the Veteran whose coffin is draped by the Flag.
Thank you, Veterans.
[inscriptions, east center interior]
Dedicated to those
who gave us Peace,
Liberty and
Freedom and to
the Veterans
who have
Preserved it.
[The Great Seal of the United States and the Seals of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Maritime Service]
[Separate plaques acknowledging the "WNC Veterans' Memorial Directors" and various contributors.]
Marker is at the intersection of College Street (U.S. 74) and Court House Plaza, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
