Broken Wall Memorial Explained

Broken Wall Memorial
Body:United States
Commemorates:World War I, Korean War, Vietnam War and Gulf War service members associated with the university
Location:University of Portland
Nearest Town:Portland, Oregon

The Broken Wall Memorial is an outdoor memorial installed on the University of Portland campus in Portland, Oregon, United States. It started with the Praying Hands Memorial, dedicated in 1948,[1] [2] and was expanded and rededicated in its current form on Veterans Day in 1990. The memorial commemorates World War I, Korean War,[3] Vietnam War and Gulf War service members associated with the university,[4] and features inscriptions of select names.[5] Vigils are held at the site each Veterans Day.[6]

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  1. Web site: Broken Wall Memorial is Broken . University of Portland . August 5, 2018 . August 4, 2015 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805235401/https://sites.up.edu/museum/broken-wall-memorial-is-broken/ . live .
  2. Web site: Veterans' Day Observance . University of Portland . August 5, 2018 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233642/https://sites.up.edu/museum/veterans-day-observance/ . live .
  3. News: James Covert . August 5, 2018 . . October 20, 2016 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805234130/https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/Social/Social/Article/James-Covert/-2/-2/32273 . live .
  4. News: Stringer . Kate . Monday's Veterans Day ceremony honored the stories of past, present and future Veterans . August 5, 2018 . . November 14, 2013 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233803/http://www.upbeacon.com/article/2013/11/mondays-veterans-day-ceremony-honored-the-stories-of-past-present-and-future-veterans . live .
  5. Web site: Broken Wall Memorial: 1990-2015 . . August 5, 2018 . November 5, 2015 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805234000/https://sites.up.edu/museum/broken-wall-memorial-1990-2015/ . live .
  6. News: Steele . Tim . Veterans Day honors Oregon service members . . November 11, 2016 . August 5, 2018 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805234001/https://www.koin.com/news/veterans-day-honors-oregon-service-members_2017113008593647/870128530 . live .

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