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A red granite memorial with several panels honors Avon’s war heroes and veterans.
The central panel of the monument, at the intersection of West Main Street (Routes 44 and 202) and Ensign Drive, honors Avon residents who died during service in the country’s wars. The panel lists one veteran who died during the Mexican War; 25 during the Civil War; 13 from World War II; and two from Vietnam.
The memorial’s other six panels list veterans of the wars between the Mexican War and the first Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s.
The monument also features a granite podium inscribed with “Dedicated to veterans of all wars,” the name of the local VFW post, and the monument’s dedication dates in 1986 and 1996.
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