Fremont County Veteran's Services

615 Macon Ave.
Room LL8
Cañon City, CO 81212

Veteran's Service Officer
Betty Hanawalt

fcvso@fremontco.com

(719) 276-7400

Office Hours:
8:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday

Closed
Friday
Except Holidays



War Memorial Park

The park was dedicated on May 31, 1997, "honoring those who gave thier time and some even their lives to protect our Country." The park is located at Fremont County Airport.

The wall memorial is constructed of 2,299 bricks with 1,316 veteran's names currently engraved.

 

Colors     On May 16, 2009, 145 names were added to the memorial wall in a well attended ceremony led by the American Legion #13. Retired Pastor Jack Crosby Jack Crosby(Korean USMC Veteran) delivered the dedication address. The celebration concluded with a Flag Burning Ceremony by the American Legion.

 

On May 30, 2008, more than 100 names were added to the memorial wall in a dedication ceremony with the Cañon City ROTC posting colors and speaker Retired Pastor Jack Crosby (Korean USMC Veteran) with a message of service to country.



Veteran's InformationIf you are interested in purchasing a brick for someone you know who has served or is serving in our nations military, the cost of engraving is $50.00 and you will need to submit a Veteran's Information form. Please note, we need to have at least 50 orders for the engraving to be scheduled.