Arizona XL

Arizona, as you know if you follow along, is one of my most visited states because my wife does a lot of business there, so we visit at least yearly if not more often.

The state like most western states is huge which presents obvious problems for me as most of her visits are work is in the southern end of the state.

There are memorials in other parts of the state that are just not within driving distance for me. I have planned trips to these more far reaching areas but events beyond my control have caused those efforts to fail. I will make additional attempts.

Today, I want to return to Eloy, as previously promised, which lies between Tucson and Phoenix just off I-10.

The Eloy Vet Center has an extensive memorial site. You can see previous posts from it here and here.

This lone soldier is highlighted here.

As is my holiday custom, next time on the 18th, and for a couple of posts beyond that I will take a break from featuring memorials and post other pics I hope you will enjoy. This, I think, allows us to stay in touch but more easily enjoy the seasons. It also allows me to reassure myself that I am not a one dimensional photographer. So return, as always at 9:00 am and see what I have found.

To see additional memorials from Arizona, or any other state, please click a state name on the left side of this page. Please note that Canada, Ireland, and Puerto Rico have been added to the list.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia and Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, and very soon Elli from Maryland, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here. Thanks, once again, to all who have contributed.