Community memorial
Nearly CompleteVeterans Memorial Park
A peaceful place of remembrance in historic downtown Palestine honoring the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, in war and in peace.
Plan your visit
About the park
Open to the public year-round and maintained by the City of Palestine Parks & Recreation Department. Visitors can use the on-site QR code to locate memorial bricks and plaques.
View official City of Palestine information →Address617 West Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75801Get directions
At this memorial
- Engraved memorial bricks
- Commemorative plaques
- Angel of Grief statue replica
- On-site QR memorial directory
- Helicopter tribute project planned
Find a memorial
Section map
Use the section number in the directory to locate the corresponding area of Veterans Memorial Park.
Orientation: Main Street is at the top and West Spring Street is at the bottom.
Open full-size map ↗Names remembered here
Memorial directory
Search and filter the roster by service details or location.
| Name | Service | Conflict / unit | Years | Section | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody R. Cockerell | Navy | World War II | — | 35 | — |
| P. N. Cohagan, LT. COL | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1965-1966 | 35 | — |
| Eppner Cohen, TSGT | Army | World War II Korea | — | 35 | — |
| Clifford C. Coker | PVT US Army | World War I | — | 35 | — |
| Delbert Gene Coker | S/1C US Navy | Germany | 1952-1955 | 35 | — |
| Grady Chaney Cole | S/1C US Navy | Korea Vietnam | — | 7 | — |
| Jack E. Cole | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Korea | — | 35 | — |
| Jerry B. Cole | Army Air Corps | World War II | — | 35 | — |
| Robert Cole | Army | World War I | — | 7 | — |
| Alvin Coleman | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Richard Coleman | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 7 | — |
| Samuel Ray Coleman | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Jack A. Coleman, Jr. | Navy | Vietnam | — | 7 | — |
| Jack A. Coleman, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 7 | — |
| Arnold E. Coley | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Dorothy N. Colley | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 38 | — |
| Homer L. Colley | Army | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| John Rippley Colley | Army | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Martin D. Colley | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 7 | — |
| Thomas M. Colley, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| John Hosea Collie | E7 US Army | Korea | — | 7 | — |
| C. M. Mace Collier | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 46 | — |
| Charles D. Collier | Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Edwin D. Collier | Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Fred Collier | PVT WW I | CO C 33rd INF | — | 4 | — |
| Gerald H. Collier | Navy | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Glen L. Collier | Army | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| James G. Collier | Army | World War I | — | 7 | — |
| James G. Collier | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 37 | — |
| W. A. (Billy) Collier | Army | Civil War | — | 7 | — |
| Ken S. Collins | S/1C US Navy | Korea Vietnam | — | 46 | — |
| Lonnie Lee Collins | Air Corps | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| William R. Collins | Army | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| William R. Collins | KIA | World War II | — | 10 | KIA |
| Johnny Ray Collums | S/1C US Navy | Desert Storm | — | 7 | — |
| F. Bryant Colvert | 23rd INF CO F | Spanish American | — | 7 | — |
| Daniel S. Combs | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1966-1967 | 7 | — |
| Dee Ray Combs | PFC 5th ARMD DIV | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| Louie J. Combs | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 38 | — |
| Earl D. Combs, TCPL | 40th AUT MECHANIC CO | World War II - Germany,France | — | 4 | — |
| JC Commander III | Army Green Beret | Vietnam | 1966-1975 | 7 | — |
| Roland Commins, Jr. | PFC US Army | — | 1980-1982 | 7 | — |
| Joe W. Comton, Jr. | COL Air Force | World War II | — | 7 | — |
| John H. Conaway | KIA | World War II | — | 10 | KIA |
| Jack E. Conboy | S/1C US Navy | Korean War | 1948-1952 | 4 | — |
| William T. Condos | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 34 | — |
| James L. Congleton | S/1C US Navy | — | 1954-1956 | 4 | — |
| Lawrence Congleton | KIA | World War I | — | 10 | KIA |
| Allen Blake Conley | S/1C US Navy | — | — | 4 | — |
| Travis A. Conoley | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 4 | — |
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