July 4th tribute

For this weeks post we are going to jump back to Springfield Illinois, my home town. Springfield is the center of the Land of Lincoln. I love my home town and try to depict some of the great sights in my photography tour. To view this tour, go to http://www.dsdigitals.com/ click on the Springfield and Lincoln sights album. Then just click on the tour and sit back and enjoy the places relating to Springfield.

Last weekend, we started our 4th of July celebration with a trip to Oak Ridge Cemetery here in Springfield. The Cemetery is noted for the Lincoln's tomb. But we dedicated this visit to the three war memorials that stand proudly at the cemetery entrance.

The angular tribute to the men and women who fought in the Vietnam War is often the first to catch your eye. The black stone walls etched with names of killed or missing Illinois soldiers, displays a poignant message to those who stand before it. http://www.veterans.illinois.gov/memorials/vietnam.htm

To the west of the Vietnam Memorial, stands a more traditional memorial. This statue depicts the service branches serving in the Korean War.

http://www.veterans.illinois.gov/memorials/korean.htm

World War II is memorialized in the last memorial. It's plain black walls reminiscent of the Vietnam memorial in Washington DC converge on a world globe which signifies the broader scope of this war. http://ww2il.com/

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