The Memorial is here to honor all Veterans in the United States Military. The memorial is located on a half-acre site in Van Tuyl Plaza at Craig Ranch.
It will feature a Wall of Honor with the inscribed names of Collin County servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of our freedom, while it honors all veterans. A lighted American flag will fly 24 hours a day over the wall. A fountain at the base of the flagpole will symbolically water Shumard Red Oak trees representing each branch of the Armed Services. A ribbon-like walkway will extend from one end to the other. The park is projected for completion by Veterans Day 2011.
05/23/2025
Military duty can be dangerous even in times of peace. This is Staff Sergeant Gary Joe Lester USMC, a crew chief on a CH-53 with the call sign Starship 402. He lost his life in a NATO exercise in Sept 1982 along with four other crew members when his aircraft crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. Come hear his story tomorrow
05/22/2025
This is PFC Lawrence Jones of McKinney. Lawrence graduated from Doty High School and entered the Army where he volunteered to become a paratrooper. He was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. He was killed in Action in March 1968 in Kontum Province when his recon squad attacked an enemy bunker. Come hear his story on Saturday at our annual Memorial Day Ceremony.
05/21/2025
This is Major Maurice Johnson of Princeton. A veteran of WWII, he flew C-119 Box Cars in the Korean War. A week after flying Paratroopers for the last Parachute Assault of the war He lost his life when his plane lost an engine (literally) and crashed in an enemy infested area
Come hear his story.
05/20/2025
This is Water Tender 2nd Class Jim Furr of McKinney. He served on the USS Helena and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Afternhisn ship was repaired, he stayed with the ship and participated in four naval battles until the Helena was sunk by a Japanese Submarine in the area of the Solomon Islands in 1943. More to follow.
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05/19/2025
Come hear the story of Jimmy Giagas the first man from McKinney to fall of foreign soil. A former shop keeper in a grocery store in downtown on the Square. He was killed while aiding his fellow soldiers by retrieving water during the Battle of St Mihel in the Great War.
05/18/2025
This is John Meyers McKinney who served and died while serving with Fitzhugh’s Company of the Federalized Texas Rangers during the War with Mexico in 1847. He was 65 making him the oldest warrior from Collin County to give his life for our country. Come hear his story on Saturday 24 May at 1000 (10 AM;) at the Corporal RD Foster Veterans Memorial Park.
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11/02/2024
10/30/2021
Please Join us on Saturday 6 November at 1100 as we honor and celebrate our Veterans.
05/08/2021
Please join us as we honor those who gave their life for our liberty at the annual City of McKinney Memorial Day Ceremony.
Sorry we cannot have a ceremony this year due to the Corona Virus. The Armed Services Memorial Board would like to honor and introduce the eight new names of Collin County Fallen Warriors who have been added to the Wall of Honor. Remember them.