Colorado Memorials -2012

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Some photos from our Tour of Honor ride April 1st, a unseasonably warm day in Colorado.

Riding in honor of my father who served in the Army Air Forces 1943-46, including his assignment at Kadena Air Field, Okinawa, with the 1st Photographic Reconnaisance Squadron (VLR), 316th Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force.


Pueblo, Colorado - Medal of Honor Memorial


Woodland Park, Colorado - Lions Park, with Pikes Peak in the background.


- Randy Bishop, Colorado

[MatthewHogan]

That's 2 memorials. Did you ride the rest?

[PassBagger]

Yes, we rode to some more and plan to have all 7 done soon.

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Breckenridge - 10th Mountain Division Monument

Colorado Springs - Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Golden - United States Marine Corps Memorial

Lamar - Madonna of the Trail

Bonus site near Lamar. From Madonna statue, about 16.3 miles east on US-50 to corner of County Road 23.5 (38.064176N 102.329235W).
Amache Relocation Camp near Granada, "home" to 7,000 Japanese-Americans from 1942-1945.

From US-50, about 1.5 miles south (almost to the end), then west about .25 miles (to the end) to cemetary (38.043664N 102.336488W).
By mid-1943 nearly 1,000 from Amache had joined the U.S. armed services, including Kiyoshi Muranaga who received the Medal of Honor.

Memorial dedicated to the 31 patriotic Japanese Americans who volunteered from Amache and dutifully gave their lives in WW II.


- Randy Bishop, Colorado

[MatthewHogan]

Another state down. Good for you!

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Colorado - Fruita - Western Slope Vietnam Veterans Memorial

- Randy Bishop, Colorado