Island Park is located near downtown Mt. Pleasant where the Chippewa River flows around it. At the north end of the park is the Michigan Vietnam Vets Memorial and it honors those who served from Michigan. There is 16 plaques featuring 2705 of Michigan’s casualties, MIA’s, and POW’s.
The memorial was officially dedicated as a State Memorial on July 15, 1990. After the addition of the bronze “War Cry” statue in 1994 it was rededicated. The statue is a reminder of not only of physical wounds of the troops but the mental challenges that they endure. It is a beautiful and moving statue and memorial and if you are traveling trough central Michigan it is a nice place to visit and remember the cost of freedom.
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