Veteran's Memorial Park
The memorial park is located at the corner of Central Avenue and First Street South in downtown Long Prairie. Army Reservist Kimberly Lawler skillfully depicted several scenes that tower to a height of five stories. At the top of which is a one and a half story steel depiction of the first flag raising at Mt. Suribachi. The mural details the battle of Iwo Jima, the battlefield cemetery at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France and also includes a tribute to women in the military. In the shadows of the towering mural, stationed straight and proud, are Himalayan Black granite walls with the names of those deceased and living in Todd County and elsewhere from around the nation who have given and dedicated their lives to the assurance of freedom around the world and here at home. The mural scenes were selected to personify the savagery and tremendous sacrifice that all war brings. 28,000 American lives were lost during the Battle of Iwo Jima alone. Also at the park are the flags of all branches from the armed services, including one specially designed for women in the military, a replica of a band shell originally constructed in 1927 at Lee Park in Long Prairie that can hold a 30-piece band, a Sherman tank, the statue of liberty and park benches to take in the larger than life significance of all that was given in the name of freedom.
The memorial was dedicated August 10, 2002 during a ceremony where the last surviving member of the group to first raise the flag on Iwo Jima, Charles Lindbergh, raised a 48 star flag for the first time all over again, this time with the names of the surviving soldiers who took part in the battle signed on it.
The Long Prairie Veteran's Memorial Park is available for tours and events and is the site of Long Prairie's Thursday Night At The Park summer concert series.
For more information on the Veterans Memorial Park, please call the Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce at 320-732-2514 or contact us.
Veterans Memorial Park Wall Applicants
Long Prairie Veteran's service clubs are accepting applications to place a veteran's name on the Memorial Wall located in the Veteran's Memorial Park. Fill out the form and return it to the address listed at the bottom of the application. Download Application Form
The memorial was dedicated August 10, 2002 during a ceremony where the last surviving member of the group to first raise the flag on Iwo Jima, Charles Lindbergh, raised a 48 star flag for the first time all over again, this time with the names of the surviving soldiers who took part in the battle signed on it.
The Long Prairie Veteran's Memorial Park is available for tours and events and is the site of Long Prairie's Thursday Night At The Park summer concert series.
For more information on the Veterans Memorial Park, please call the Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce at 320-732-2514 or contact us.
Veterans Memorial Park Wall Applicants
Long Prairie Veteran's service clubs are accepting applications to place a veteran's name on the Memorial Wall located in the Veteran's Memorial Park. Fill out the form and return it to the address listed at the bottom of the application. Download Application Form
