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In and around Chicago"

The Veterans’ Memorial is located in Merrimac Park, Chicago. The monument honors American veterans of all wars. Gast Monuments Inc. designed and created the sixteen-foot-long granite memorial which includes a carved eagle flanked by two horizontal walls with incised medallions representing each of the branches of the Armed Services. This memorial was installed in 2009.This post is for A TO Z Challenge , where there will be a post every day in April except Sundays corresponding to each letter of the alphabet.- All the pictures in this series are monuments, sculptures and fountains shot at various parks in Chicago. View the entire pictures in this sequence here