Torrington Veteran’s Memorial

This enormous and spectacular monument is disguised as the base of a flagpole!
Located in Coe Park, the base has four sides (imagine a giant cube) with four wings radiating out from the center like the blades of a fan. The monument is covered from head to toe with all sorts of plaques. A huge flagpole rises from the top of the monument.
Plaques on the monument commemorate the service of Torrington’s residents in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, WW I, WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War. Separate plaques list the names of those killed in action
One plaque is dedicated to all of the veterans of all of the wars. It reads:
This Memorial
Records The Devotion Of
The Sons And Daughters
Of Torrington Who In The
Hour Of Need Gave Their
Services To Their Country
Putting Honor And Duty
Above Safety They Sought
Not Glory But The Good Of
Their Country And Humanity
Erected By The Grateful City
And People Of Torrington