V.F.W. Monument

A red granite eternal flame burns atop this 10-foot high white granite memorial. Installed in 1976, it was a Bicentennial gift from the Iowa Chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Ladies Auxiliary to honor all Americans who fought overseas. It is located on the Iowa State Capitol Complex in Des Moines and is part of the Monuments and Memorials Tour.

Previous articles in the series:
Allison Monument
American Revolution
Bicentennial Fountain
Bicentennial Time Capsule
Centennial Time Capsule
Christopher Columbus Memorial
Cornerstone
Crocker Memorial
Daniel Cooper Memorial Tree
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Flagpole
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Bench
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Sundial
Great Seal of Iowa
Japanese Bell and Bell House
Korean War Memorial
Liberty Bell
Lincoln and Tad
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tree
Memorial Bench
Mortar
Parrot Rifle
Peace Pole
Pioneer Statuary Group and Buffalo Head Drinking Fountain
Purple Heart Combat Veterans
Scott's Grave
Sesquicentennial Tree
Shattering Silence
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Spanish-American War Trophy Cannon
Spanish-American War Monument
Statue of Liberty
Submarine Memorial