Wisconsin XI

Due west of Milwaukee, about 27 miles, is the city of Delafield, Wisconsin. What I found there was quite remarkable.

The city has built a River Walk that is the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial. As you walk along the site you come upon many placards telling the history of a particular war. The 10 sites begin with the American Revolution and continue through the Global War On terror.

Some have pavers with dedicated names upon them and others have flags or other tributes.

The walk parallels the Bark River and to follow the sites in chronological order you should begin at the St. John's Park entrance where there is a small parking area.

There are a number of these personal pavers at this site.

Next time, we will travel, once again, to Wyoming, so join me, as usual,at 9:00am on the 14th of April.

To see other memorials from Wisconsin, or any other state, click the state name on the left side of this page.

Wisconsin X

In Delafield, I came across this beautiful memorial park. It is dedicated to all who served and is a reminder to all of the sacrifices made by vets of all generations.

You can enter the site from a couple of different entrances. I happened to park at the Post Office and entered at the first marker. There is, however, what appears to be a main entrance that is marked with the sign and pavers shown below. I did not discover this entrance until on my way back through the park. From it you can go in either direction to visit specific spots.

There are a number of markers along the walk and the ones show here are for Vietnam. The pavers honor and memorialize specific fallen heroes. If you would like to do so, contact the site here;

http://www.cityofdelafield.com/documents/BrickOrderform.pdf

The park is located at;

400 Main Street
Delafield, WI 53018

You can find some of the original plans for the Vietnam site here;

http://www.cityofdelafield.com/documents/Vietnam.pdf