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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman D. Waldon | US Army SP/5 | Vietnam | 1969-1972 | 2 | — |
| Everett R. Waldrum | 3BT 4th Marines | World War II | — | 42 | POW |
| Archie Walker | US Army | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| Benjamin H. Walker | US Air Force | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| Burton A. Walker | US Air Force | — | 1921-1923 | 36 | — |
| Dan M. Walker | US Navy DVE 27 | PANE SE Pacific | — | 36 | — |
| Forest P. Walker | US Air Force | World War II - Korea,Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| Glenn Morris Walker | US Army | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| J. Dave Walker | US Army | World War II | — | 36 | — |
| Joe Walker | US Air Force | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| Morris L. Walker | US Army AEF | World War I | — | 2 | — |
| Orville L. Walker | US Army | — | 1947-1948 | 36 | — |
| Ray Dell Walker | US Navy | Korea | — | 36 | — |
| Roy Lee Walker | US Navy | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| William M. Walker | US Navy | World War II - Korea | — | 36 | — |
| Ben J. Walker, Jr. | — | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Thomas Walkup | US Army | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Woodrow T. Wall | US Army | World War II | — | 36 | — |
| George A. Wallace | US Army | World War I | — | 42 | — |
| Jack Wallace | US Army | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Shelley Wallace | US Air Force | World War II - Korea,Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| J. Riley Wallase | PVT CO REB RNGR | Confederate Army | — | 42 | — |
| Harlan D. Waller | SFC Army | World War II - Vietnam | — | 3 | — |
| Paul David Walley | US Army DIST ABN | Vietnam | 1969-1971 | 42 | — |
| Cecil R. Walling | CFL US Army | Korea | 1948-1951 | 3 | — |
| Charles Walling | Tech SGT Air Force | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Faulkner B. Walling | Tech SGT Air Force | World War II | 1944-1946 | 3 | — |
| Harold K. Walling | MSGT US Army | World War II | 1941-1945, 1938-1940 | 3 | — |
| James K. Walling | CPO US Navy 20 Yrs | Korea | — | 3 | — |
| Cliff A. Walling, CP | US Army | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Ira Walling, Jr. | Air Force - Navy | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Joreph R. Walls, Jr. | US Navy GMMI | — | — | 42 | — |
| Samuel Walsh, Jr. | SPRU NG REGI | Civil War | — | 42 | — |
| Daniel Walsh, WM | US Navy | Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| Reagan Walsh, WM | Marines 1125th PLT | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Charles R. Walston | Navy Radarman 3rd | — | 1951-1954 | 2 | — |
| Homer H. Walston | WO I US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Hugh Walston | US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Lorenzo Walston | US Naval Aviation | World War II - S Pacific | — | 42 | — |
| Milton E. Walston | — | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Virgil E. Walston | — | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Thomas Walston, Sr. | US Navy | World War I | — | 3 | — |
| Harold Walters | US Army 514 | 528 Port CO | — | 2 | — |
| A. Walters, CAPT | US Marines | Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| David J. Walton | US Air Force | — | 1957-1961 | 42 | — |
| Donald R. Walton | US Army | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| Stanley Walton | US Air Force | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Donald R. Ward | SR Airman Air Force | — | 1975-1979 | 42 | — |
| Edgar Ray Ward | US Army | Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| George W. Ward | US Air Force | World War II | — | 42 | — |
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