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 | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1969-1972 | 2 | — |
| Everett R. Waldrum | 3BT 4th Marines | World War II - POW | — | 42 | POW |
| Archie Walker | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| Benjamin H. Walker | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| Burton A. Walker | S/1C US Navy | — | 1921-1923 | 36 | — |
| Dan M. Walker | S/1C US Navy | PANE SE Pacific | — | 36 | — |
| Forest P. Walker | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Korea,Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| Glenn Morris Walker | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| J. Dave Walker | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 36 | — |
| Joe Walker | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| Morris L. Walker | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 2 | — |
| Orville L. Walker | S/1C US Navy | — | 1947-1948 | 36 | — |
| Ray Dell Walker | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 36 | — |
| Roy Lee Walker | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 42 | — |
| William M. Walker | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Korea | — | 36 | — |
| Ben J. Walker, Jr. | KIA | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Thomas Walkup | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Woodrow T. Wall | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 36 | — |
| George A. Wallace | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 42 | — |
| Jack Wallace | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Shelley Wallace | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Korea,Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| J. Riley Wallase | PVT CO REB RNGR | Confederate Army | — | 42 | — |
| Harlan D. Waller | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Vietnam | — | 3 | — |
| Paul David Walley | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1969-1971 | 42 | — |
| Cecil R. Walling | CFL US Army | Korea | 1948-1951 | 3 | — |
| Charles Walling | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Faulkner B. Walling | S/1C US Navy | World War II | 1944-1946 | 3 | — |
| Harold K. Walling | MSGT US Army 38-40 | World War II | 1941-1945 | 3 | — |
| James K. Walling | CPO US Navy 20 Yrs | Korea | — | 3 | — |
| Cliff A. Walling, CP | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Ira Walling, Jr. | Air Force - Navy | World War II | — | 3 | — |
| Joreph R. Walls, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | — | — | 42 | — |
| Samuel Walsh, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | Civil War | — | 42 | — |
| Daniel Walsh, WM | S/1C 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 | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Hugh Walston | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Lorenzo Walston | S/1C US Navy | World War II - S Pacific | — | 42 | — |
| Milton E. Walston | KIA | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Virgil E. Walston | KIA | World War II | — | 9 | KIA |
| Thomas Walston, Sr. | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 3 | — |
| Harold Walters | S/1C US Navy | 528 Port CO | — | 2 | — |
| A. Walters, CAPT | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| David J. Walton | S/1C US Navy | — | 1957-1961 | 42 | — |
| Donald R. Walton | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 2 | — |
| Stanley Walton | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
| Donald R. Ward | S/1C US Navy | — | 1975-1979 | 42 | — |
| Edgar Ray Ward | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 42 | — |
| George W. Ward | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 42 | — |
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