Monday, December 12, 2011

Rocky Mountain Memorial Grove

Hiking near where I live in the Monument area I ran across the United States Forest Service's Rocky Mountain region memorial grove.
It was established in 1920 to honor those employees who died in World War I. It has now been expanded to honor all employees and former employees who have passed away. Plaques are mounted on the bronze sculpture to recognize them. And that's my Our World Tuesday post for the week.
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12 comments:

  1. KaoriDecember 12, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    I like how they've placed benched by the memorial. Looks like a wonderful spot :)

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  2. Sylvia KDecember 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    What a great memorial! And one so deserved! Wonderful captures as always, Al! Hope your week is off to a great start!

    Sylvia

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  3. ViolaDecember 12, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    This my boyfriend would have liked! :)

    I can see there is no snow.. maybe now? :)

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  4. RajeshDecember 12, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Nice memorial for the brave soldiers.

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  5. stardustDecember 12, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    You live in such high mountains. The colors seem to have muted except evergreens before the first snow. Nice and quiet place to honor and remember those who contributed to the area.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    What a lovely peaceful memorial spot.

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  7. alicesgDecember 12, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Nice to have a park to remember these people. War has never been kind to anyone.

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  8. ArijaDecember 13, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    What a lovely idea to honour them in a place where they spent their working lives.

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  9. Red Nomad OZDecember 13, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    This is a particularly creative, and therefore meaningful memorial! Such a great idea!!

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  10. IndraniDecember 13, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    That is a good tribute.

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  11. Gemma WisemanDecember 13, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    A fine way to remember past lives in the region! I imagine it may be a creative idea in progress! And in such a lovely setting!

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Very nice memorial, one I hadn't heard about before.

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