The All Veterans Memorial in Brainerd, Minnesota
Just four blocks from the Brainerd VFW
Just four blocks from the Brainerd VFW
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Find it at Fourth and Laurel Streets, between the U.S. Post Office and the Crow Wing County Courthouse.
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Open year around, thousands have come to see the memorial. They see the words, "Duty, Honor and Country," then reflect on the sacrifices of those who answered the call to defend the United States.
October 22, 2025: More engraved bricks were added to the All-Veterans Memorial. Lakeland TV was there to record the event. Photos by Sue Sterling.
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Operation Green Light, shining a light of hope and support for our veterans during the holidays.
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May 28, 2021: Bernie Nusbaum from Plunkett's Pest Control comes by annually to spray for ants. Bernie was a sonar technician in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1985. He served aboard the USS Esteem and the USS Bainbridge in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Thanks, Bernie!
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But there is more to the story. Bernie's father Dan joined the U.S. Army at age 17 at the end of WWII. Then moved over to the U.S. Navy where he was an electronic technician, serving in Korea and Vietnam before retiring after 20 years of service.
Members of the Captain Robert Orr Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution attend to the flowers every year to keep the memorial looking good. The ladies include Chapter Regent Sue Duff Erkel, Chapter Registrar DeAnn Caddy, Past State Regent Faye Leach and Historian Paula Persons. Paula is also a Brainerd VFW Auxiliary member. See more of DAR at: https://www.brainerdvfw.org/dar.html
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The memorial was revised and then re-dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017.
Panels on the south side.
The memorial is open to visitors all year round.
History: The All Veterans Memorial was completed and then dedicated on May 19, 1990. Construction to double the size started in September 2017 and the dedication was on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017. It is still a work in progress with the ongoing Paver Brick Program.
