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Veterans 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.

⌖ 617 West Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75801★ Volunteer maintained
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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.

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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
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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.

Hand-drawn map of Veterans Memorial Park showing numbered memorial sections, with Main Street at the top and West Spring Street at the bottomOpen full-size map ↗
Names remembered here

Memorial directory

Search and filter the roster by service details or location.

NameServiceConflict / unitYearsSectionHonors
Alton L. HastyAAFBUWorld War II20
Clifton HastyS/1C US NavyWorld War II3
Donald M. HastyS/1C US NavyVietnam3
Harold C. HastyS/1C US NavyVietnam3
Leslie HastyKIAKorea10KIA
Leslie Lee HastyS/1C US NavyVietnam KIA196644KIA
Wesley Pete HastyPVT USAR1954-196219
George S. HatfieldArmyWorld War II - Europe05/1945 - 12/194644
Oscar E. HatfieldArmyWorld War I20
Oscar P. HatfieldAir ForceKorea18
Jay Cody HatlerE4 ArmyVietnam44
John M. Havis, SGTS/1C US Navy41
Millard A. HawkinsAir Force Tech SGTKorea18
Billy C. HawthorneAMM3C Navy Air CORPWorld War II45
Edwin HawthorneKIAWorld War II11KIA
J. R. HawthorneS/1C US Navy1956-196041
Donald F. HaynesS/1C US NavyWorld War II44
Verbon HeadAir Force T SGTWorld War II - Korea POW18POW
William L. HearnArmy Air CorpsWorld War II3
Ben W. HearneS/1C US NavyWorld War I44
Fred W. HeatonS/1C US NavyWorld War II20
Jacob E. HeimannArmyWorld War II44
Donald F. HeitmanLT Navy Air CorpsWorld War II11/1942 - 11/194519
48th Helicopter CO1st Aviation BOEVietnam44
A. E. Helstrom, Jr.BTC USS NavyWorld War II1937-195720
A. E. Helstrom, Jr.RTC USS NavyWorld War II1937-195720
Eddie L. HembyArmy SGT E5Cuban Crisis44
Aaron E. HendersonArmy EngineersWorld War II44
Allen HendersonConfederate ArmyCivil War45
B. Curtis HendersonS/1C US NavyWorld War II - Korea19
B. Floyd HendersonS/1C US NavyWorld War II41
Bill G. HendersonLT COL Air ForceVietnam44
Bobby C. HendersonNavy20
Charlie HendersonPVT 102 RMTNWorld War II19
Chesley HendersonArmyWorld War II44
Claude C. HendersonNavyWorld War II44
Claude C. HendersonS/1C US NavyWorld War II - South Pacific3
Frank C. HendersonS/1C US NavyAfrica Italy45
Gary G. HendersonArmyKorea20
James D. HendersonConfederate ArmyCivil War44
James F. HendersonConfederate ArmyCivil War45
Lucius D. HendersonS/1C US NavyWorld War I44
Michael HendersonAir Force1966-197020
R. F. Lefty HendersonArmyWorld War II45
R. F. Rickey HendersonArmyVietnam44
Travis T. HendersonS/1C US NavyWorld War II41
Vernon G. Henderson36th DIV US Army1941-194520
Ray W. Henderson, Jr.Major MED ArmyVietnam45
Ray W. Henderson, Sr.S/1C US NavyWorld War II1942-194345
Johnny R. HendleyArmy CaptainWorld War II - Korea45
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