Yesterday we visited Kaufmann, a city of about 8,000 people located way south-east of Dallas. Characterized by vast open spaces with tiny residential communities dotted here and there, Kaufman presents a completely different picture of America, no high rise buildings, narrow and mostly pot-holed streets, bushes and weeds in most backyards, etc.Exploring this small town we chanced upon the quaint and well maintained Kaufman County Veterans' Memorial Park, this memorial celebrates the sacrifices of American soldiers in various wars the nation has fought. A list wars given in the memorial's website includes the following wars:
- Spanish American War April 25, 1898 - December 10, 1898
- World War 1 April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
- World War 2 December 7, 1941 - December 31, 1946
- Vietnam War December22, 1982 - May 7, 1975
- Granada & Panama August 24, 1982 - July 31, 1984
- Desert Storm December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990
- Iraq April 17, 2003 - Present
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