Monument Details

8th Infantry Division Cold War Plaque

Details:

At the foot of the Medal of Honor monument.

Plaque A rectangular bronze plaque affixed on a laid hewn stone set on the ground. The plaque is inscribed in English commemorating the 8^th US Infantry Division for defending Western Europe during the Cold War.

Monument Text:

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE

STEADFAST DEDICATION AND

UNWAVERING COURAGE EXHI-

BITED BY THE SOLDIERS OF

THE 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION

(MECHANIZED) IN THE DEFEN-

SE OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM

OCTOBER 1956 TO JANUARY 1992

Commemorates:

Units:

8th Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

Cold War