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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mack Routh, Sr. | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Joe Mack Routh, Sr. | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 29 | — |
| Tommy Russell | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Paul L. Rutledge, Jr. | Major US Army | Vietnam | — | 29 | — |
| John Patrick Ryan | LT COL USAF | World War II - Korea,Vietnam | — | 30 | — |
| Paul E. Ryan | RDM2 US Navy | S. Pacific WW II | — | 29 | — |
| Gerald Sabatino | S/1C US Navy | Desert Storm | — | 25 | — |
| Mark A. Saliens | Navy | Desert Storm | — | 28 | — |
| Eldean Salmon | Air Force US Army | World War II | — | 24 | — |
| John L. Salmon | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 25 | — |
| Melvin L. Salter | S/1C US Navy | Pacific Theater WW II | — | 2 | — |
| James G. Sammons | S/1C US Navy | Korea | 1951-1954 | 24 | — |
| Armando Sanchez | S/1C US Navy | Desert Storm | — | 25 | — |
| Edward J. Sandell | 42nd INF Tank BATN | Korea | — | 28 | — |
| Charles W. Sanders | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1967-1968 | 3 | — |
| Tony M. Sanders | KIA | Korea | — | 12 | KIA |
| A. R. Sandlin | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 25 | — |
| Charles C. Sansom, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 25 | — |
| Claude Sansom, SGT | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Dominick Santoro | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Walter E. Sargent | 6th Armored DIV | World War II ETO | — | 25 | — |
| D. W. Satterfield | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 28 | — |
| John W. Saunders | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Frank Sawyer | 129th Infantry | World War I | — | 28 | — |
| G. Dewey Scales | PVT US Army | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| Truman Scarborough | S/1C US Navy | Desert Storm | — | 3 | — |
| Truman Scarborough | S/1C US Navy | Persian Gulf | — | 28 | — |
| Robert Scarbrough | LTC USAAF USAF | — | 1942-1971 | 28 | — |
| R. G. Scharber, M/SGT | S/1C US Navy | Korea Vietnam | — | 2 | — |
| Archie Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 24 | — |
| David Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | — | — | 24 | — |
| H. L. "Lum" Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 28 | — |
| Henry Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| John H. Schitoskey | CPL US Army | — | — | 24 | — |
| John H. Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | — | — | 28 | — |
| Marshal Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 25 | — |
| Ronald Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 2 | — |
| Scott Schitoskey | S/1C US Navy | — | — | 28 | — |
| Louis M. Schoppe | Gunnersmate 3rd CLS | Korea | 1950-1954 | 24 | — |
| John Dee Schultz | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| Jack Schwab | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 28 | — |
| John Berry Schwab | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 25 | — |
| N. Schwarzkopf | S/1C US Navy | Desert Storm | — | 28 | — |
| James C. Scoggin | S/1C US Navy | — | 1947-1967 | 25 | — |
| Raymond E. Scoggin | Army T4 310th ENG | World War II | — | 25 | — |
| William H. Scoggin | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 28 | — |
| James E. Scott | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 25 | — |
| Johnny Scott | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 5 | — |
| Samuel L. Scott | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 24 | — |
| Thomas M. Scott | Army | Texas Revolution | — | 28 | — |
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