Visit Leeds Veteran’s Memorial

As of October 2015, 864 veterans are named on the stones at the Leeds Veteran’s Memorial Park monument. This includes 41 killed-in-action, 21 Purple Heart recipients and 14 prisoners of war.

The park was established as a memorial to veterans from the Leeds area, from all branches of the military. This includes veterans from all wars, including those that were killed or missing in action. Leeds is known to have the most highly decorated war heroes per capita of any city in America.

Five civic clubs and the Leeds Tree Commission maintain the gardens and monuments. More than 22 other civic clubs work on various projects to improve the park. The memorial did not receive any federal, state, or city government help in the building of the memorial. The Park is located at 1159 Montevallo Road in Leeds.

Educational Veterans Symposium to be held

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has partnered with the St. Clair County Commission to sponsor a Veterans Benefits Community Symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 4-6:30 p.m.

This event will take place at the Pell City Civic and is focused on educating veterans and their families about their eligibility for military benefits. The symposium is free and open to the public, reserve, guard, active duty, and discharged or retired Veterans and their spouse or widows of deceased Veterans.

The symposium will feature representatives from the St. Clair County Veterans Service Office, Veteran Affairs Benefits and Eligibility, Women’s Veterans Program, Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service and the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home.

For more information please contact Wayne Johnson, Veterans Outreach Agent Assistant, at the St. Clair County Extension office at (205) 338-9416 or email wjj0006@aces.edu. To learn more about the St. Clair County Extension office, visit aces.edu/StClair.