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THIS CAMP WAS NAMED FOR PRIVATE STEPHEN D. LITTLE, KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE BORDER TROUBLES WITH MEXICAN REVOLUTIONIST.

THE MORMON BATTALION CONSISTED OF 500 VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS FROM AMONG THE MORMON PIONEERS. THEY WERE MUSTERED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO SERVE IN THE WAR WITH MEXICO.THE BATTALION WAS THEN ASSIGNED ITS UNIQUE MISSION: TO CARVE OUT A WAGON ROAD FROM NEW ...

SEE ALSO-CITY OF BISBEE WARRIOR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

SEE ALSO=CITY OF BISBEE WARRIOR MEMORIAL

THE ARIZONA KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THOSE ARIZONA MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED DURING THE KOREAN WAR JUNE 25, 1950-JULY 27, 1953.

THE MEDAL OF HONOR IS THE HIGHEST MILITARY DECORATION AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSIGNED, EITHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY, TO CAMP VERDE, ARIZONA TERRITORY. WHILE STATIONED HERE THEIR PERSONAL ACTION IN COMBAT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, EARNING THEM THE NATION'S HIGHEST AWARD.

TO COUNTER THE CLEVERNESS OF THE JAPANESE CRYPTOGRAPHERS, 29 NAVAJO MARINES WERE RECRUITED TO DEVISE A SECRET MILITARY CODE USING THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. SEE ALSO-NAVAJO CODE TALKERS MEMORIAL PLAQUE

THE STATE OF ARIZONA ERECTS THIS MONUMENT AS ITS TRIBUTE TO HIS VALOR, EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE WORLD WAR AND GRATITUDE TO ALL HER SONS WHO SERVED. SEE ALSO-LT. FRANK LUKE JR. MONUMENT PLAQUE