Richfield Veteran Memorials

There are two Veteran Memorials located in Richfield, MN. The details are:

Honoring All Veterans Memorial

The Honoring All Veterans Memorial is located at Veterans Memorial Park, 6501 Portland Ave, Richfield, MN. The memorial honors the memory of US Military Veterans from all military branches and provide a place for people to reflect and thank those who have served, are serving or will serve.  Whether we honor a family member, neighbor, friend or stranger, it's important that we remember the members of the United States Military who protect our freedom and our lives.  We know that the arms we put around each other are in the hands of the ones who protect us all.

All branches of United States Military will be honored by concrete and granite columns that are 12 feet high and curve in towards the focal point in the center of the Memorial. There are granite tablets six feet high and three feet wide.  Each of these tablets will hold 100-120 names.  The memorial features a prominent statue of Corporal Charles Lindberg.

Cpl. Lindberg, along with four other Marines raised the first flag over Iwo Jima on the morning of February 23, 1945. Lindberg was the last surviving flag-raiser from both events.  Members of the 3rd Platoon, 28th Regime, 5th Marine Division were given orders earlier that morning to climb and secure Mount Suribachi.  Lindberg, along with Lt. Harold Schrier, Platoon Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Hank Hansen and Pvt. Louis Charlo, upon reaching the top, then erected a make-shift flagpole made of pipe to raise the first flag. After being honorably discharged from the Marines, Cpl. Lindberg met his wife Vi and moved to Richfield, MN, in 1952, where Cpl. Lindberg lived until his death in 2007.

See www.richfieldveteransmemorial.org for more information.

Woodlake Lutheran Church

At Woodlake Lutheran Church, 7525 Oliver Ave, Richfield, MN, there is a flagpole flying the United States flag dedicated to Robert William Iser. On May 26, 1981, an EA-6B aircraft crashed while landing on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). The crash killed 11 and injured another 48 sailors and marines. Among those killed was Richfield native, ABH3 Robert Iser.

Image of the dedication plaque
Details of the crash (read down to 26-28 May 1981)

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