Photo Gallery

Explore WSVC's Gallery with images of military monuments and veteran memorials from around the USA. Photos courtesy of John Pettit

50 year reunion photo of veterans
Western Veterans Slope Coalition Social Room
81mm mortar pit on Hill 881S Khe Sanh
Richard Proulx quote "One cannot go to war and come back normal"
The High Ground Memorial in Nielsville, WI displaying a veteran's boots and a hat atop a rifle
The High Ground Memorial - a statue of a waving veteran captioned "In memory of all World War veterans"
President FDR quote - WWII Memorial "December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy... no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through absolute victory" - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The High Ground Memorial at a different angle
Sekorsky CH-34 helicopter used in Korea and Vietnam
Wreathes laid in memory of fallen at the Vietnam Memorial… ”The Wall”
WWII Memorial - The Price of Freedom - "Freedom Wall holds 4,048 gold stars. Each star represents one hundred American service personnel who died or remain missing in the war. The 405,399 Americans dead and missing from World War II are second only to the loss of more than 620,000 Americans during our Civil War."
WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Photo of the side of a Marines garage in northern Wisconsin
“Vets enjoying life” on the Colorado River
Photo of an American flag waving against a gray cloudy sky
WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. - "D-Day June 6, 1944 You are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you... I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle." - General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Photo of veterans enjoying the adaptive Skiing Clinic in Colorado
WWII Museum Nimitz Quote "They fought together as brothers-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side-by-side. To them we have a solemn obligation."
Photo of Western Slope Veterans Coalition's Resource Center “Board Room”
Photo of Western Slope Veterans Coalition Memorial Day Ride
Photo of veteran Steve Onorofskie standing beside his handcrafted dislay case
Photo of Service dogs at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
President Harry S. Truman quote - WWII Museum "The heroism of our own troops... was matched by that of the armed forces of the nations that fought by our side... They absorbed the blows... and they shared to the full in the ultimate destruction of the enemy."
Photo of display Taking cover during incoming atop Hill 881S, Khe Sanh NMMC
The Price of Freedom - WWII Museum - "Freedom Wall holds 4,048 gold stars. Each star represents one hundred American service personnel who died or remain missing in the war. The 405,399 Americans dead and missing from World War II are second only to the loss of more than 620,000 Americans during our Civil War."
Photo of Fallujah exhibit NMMCThe High Ground Memorial
Photo of The High Ground Memorial displaying a star
Photo of veteran Casey Owens on a snowmobile
President Harry S. Truman quote - WWII Museum - "Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."
Photo of “The Wall” - Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Photo of Front entrance to Jesse Beckius/Casey Owens Veterans Resource Center
WWII Museum - Oveta Culp Hobby - "Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the nation, not as women...This was a people's war, and everyone was in it."
Photo of veterans at National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic 2018
Photo of Sculpture in memory of “The 10th Mountain Division”
Photo of statue of veteran and fountain at The High Ground Memorial
WWII Memorial -MacArthur Quote - "The Wars End. Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain death- the seas bear only commerce- men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire world is quietly at peace."
Photo of Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Photo close-up of statue in Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Photo of WWII Memorial
Close photo of Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Photo of Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Photo of The High Ground Memorial statue
Photo of B17 Bomber - WWII Memorial, New Orleans, LA
“Docking Area”… National Disabled Veterans Winter Sorts Clinic, Snowmass, CO
Veterans Resource Center game table at Western Slope Veterans Coalition
Photo of Casey Owens skiing
Photo at The High Ground Memorial
WWII Memorial Marshall Quote - "We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other."
Photo of "The Chosin Few" - Korean War exhibit
Photo of Washington Monument
Photo of "Mommy, when's Daddy coming home?" The High Ground Memorial
Western Slope Veterans Coalition's social area
Photo at The High Ground Memorial
Photo of a rose laying against Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Photo of Veterans Resource Center “Board Room”
Photo of Mortar Pit, Hill 881S Khe Sanh NMMC
Photo of Veterans Resource Center office
Photo of Jesse Beckius-Casey Owens Veterans Resource Center sign
Photo of veterans holding up a cake decorated with an American flag
Photo of a group gathered for Silt Historical Day 2019
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