Veteran Memorials in Ventura County. In honor of our Veterans Service to our Country

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1 Veteran Memorials in Ventura County In honor of our Veterans Service to our Country

2 Veterans Memorials in Ventura County City Memorial Description Items of Note Address Phone Camarillo Vietnam Veterans Pleasant Valley Aquatic Center Flagpole with plaques 1030 Temple Ave Camarillo Veterans Constitution Park Monument; flags & plaques Corner of Carmen Dr. & Paseo Camarillo Camarillo Museum Commemorative Air Force Museum WWII aircraft; displays 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo Fillmore Veterans Veterans Memorial Building Plaques inside building Not open to public: 511 2nd St Moorpark Veterans Veterans Memorial Park Monument; flags & plaques Spring St. approximately 1/2 mile North of Los Angeles Ave. Oxnard Veterans Plaza Park Monument; flags & plaques NW corner of the park off 5th St. Port Hueneme Museum USN Seabee Museum & Purple Heart Memorial Port Hueneme Veterans U.S.S. Norton Sound Memorial & Museum Displays & memorabilia rd Ave An exhibit of residents who served in the military Simi Valley Museum VFW Museum of Military History Posters & memorabilia Simi Town Center 1555 Town Center Way # Simi Valley Veterans El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery Monument; flags & plaque 1461 Thompson Lane Simi Valley Veterans Simi Valley Veterans Plaza Walking path; flags; plaques Rancho Tapo Community Park (Lemon Park) 3700 Avenida Simi at Lemon Dr. Santa Paula Veterans Veterans Memorial Park Memorial with plaques S. Mill St. Santa Paula Veterans Santa Paula High School Swimming Pool Memorial plaque 404 N 6th St. Ventura Veterans Grounds at Ventura Gov't Center Memorial with plaques & flags Corner Victoria Ave & Telephone Rd Ventura Veterans Cemetery Memorial Park Plaques & flag Between Main St & Poli at Aliso Lane Ventura Veterans Plaza Park Cannon with plaques 651 E. Thompson Westlake Village Veterans Pierce Brothers Cemetery Memorial with plaques; flags 5600 Lindero Cyn. Rd. Thousand Oaks Veterans Beyer Park Plaque dedicated to WWII vets 280 North Conejo School Road Thousand Oaks Veterans Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks Sculpture & plaque 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd Thousand Oaks Veterans Water feature in Conejo Creek Park Plaques & flag 1379 East Janss Road Thousand Oaks Veterans Near picnic area in Conejo Creek Park Plaque & dedicated tree same

3 Constitution Park, Camarillo Corner of Carmen Dr. & Paseo in Camarillo

4 Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing, Camarillo The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is an all-volunteer organization, with members from all walks of life, dedicated to preserving the history of combat aircraft which were flown by all military services of the United States. The CAF hangars are located at the Camarillo Airport just off Highway 101 in Camarillo. Take the Las Posas exit and go south to Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right and take a right onto Eubanks Street (2nd light) into the airport. Museum hangar is located on the corner of Eubanks and Airport.

5 1030 Temple Ave, Camarillo Memorial is at the base of the flag pole and plaques mounted on the Aquatic Center building. Ventura County Veterans Memorials Pleasant Valley Aquatic Center, Camarillo

6 Leisure Village Recreation Center, Camarillo The service ribbons are hand made tiles by Ed Vasquez. They represent the awards earned by the military veterans of Leisure Village. Leisure Village is a private gated community with no public access.

7 Fillmore-Piru Veterans Memorial Building, Fillmore 511 2nd St. at Central Ave. Fillmore, CA Call (805) ext. 216 for access to the building

8 Located on Spring St, approximately 1/2 mi north of Los Angeles Ave. If exiting the Reagan Fwy (118) go West on New Los Angeles Ave. Turn Right (North) onto to Spring Road. Memorial is on right at Flinn Ave. Ventura County Veterans Memorials Veterans Memorial Park, Moorpark

9 Oxnard Veterans Memorial, Oxnard N.W. corner of Plaza Park in Oxnard

10 U.S. Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme 1001 Addor St, Port Hueneme, located just off the Navy Base, turn right before reaching the Sunkist gate to enter the base

11 Historical Society Museum, Port Hueneme 220 N. Market St. Port Hueneme CA

12 In Honor of Fallen Heroes, Port Hueneme In addition to the US Seabee Museum, the Navy Base contains a memorial dedicated to Purple Heart Veterans. It is on the 8th fairway at the Seabee Golf Course Access to the Base can be obtained at the Sunkist Gate

13 Veterans Memorial Park, Santa Paula Located on S. Mill St. in Santa Paula, CA

14 Roger S. Boles Veterans Memorial Pool Santa Paula High School 404 N 6th St, Santa Paula, CA Near the intersection of N 6th St and E Pleasant St, Santa Paula. The site is not open during school hours, just before, after and on weekends. The plaque is outside of the pool area. Park on 5th Street.

15 El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, Simi Valley 1461 Thompson Lane Simi Valley

16 VFW Military History Museum, Simi Valley Located in the Simi Valley Town Center (open air mall) in unit #220 at 1555 Town Center Way

17 Rancho Tapo Community Park & Veterans Plaza Also known as Lemon Park, the Memorial consists of steel panels representing conflicts since the Revolutionary War listing the number of US military deaths; six panels of military action themed silhouettes; stone monuments containing 56 plaques listing the names in Honor of or in Memory of individual veterans Avenida Simi, Simi Valley, 93063

18 Beyer Park, Thousand Oaks 280 North Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks

19 Civic Center, Thousand Oaks This memorial is located in the green belt in front of the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks.

20 Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks There are three memorial plaques in this water feature. The central pillars represent the five branches of our armed services.

21 Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks This memorial plaque is located in Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks, on a small pier facing the memorial which is in the center of a large pond. The pillars represent the five branches of our armed services.

22 Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks This memorial is also located in Conejo Creek Park, north of the memorial with the water feature, near a picnic area USAF Capt. Hubert from Thousand Oaks, MIA in Cambodia on VFW post in Thousand Oaks is named in his honor.

23 Ventura Veterans Memorial at Cemetery Park, Ventura Located between Main St. and Poli St, adjacent to Aliso Lane

24 Ventura Veterans Memorial at Plaza Park, Ventura 651 E Thompson Blvd, in Ventura

25 Pierce Brothers Memorial Park, Westlake Village 5600 Lindero Canyon Rd. Westlake Village Exit the (101) Fwy at Lindero Canyon Road. Southbound turn left, Northbound turn right onto Lindero Canyon. Entrance to Pierce Brothers will be on your Right. Memorial is in about the center of the Park, will see several flags.

26 Veterans County Veterans Memorial, Ventura Corner of Victoria and Telephone Road, in Ventura between the (101) Ventura Fwy. on the South and the (126) Santa Paula Fwy.

27 Ventura County Veterans Dedicated Highways Sign photos and locations

28 Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, Santa Paula Highway 126 A 54-mile stretch of Highway 126 between Santa Clarita and Ventura, California. The section between the City of Santa Paula and I-5 is officially designated "The Korean War Veterans' Memorial Highway" a designation it received in 1997.

29 Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway Pacific Coast Highway 1 All of Route 1 in Ventura, from the Los Angeles County line to the Santa Barbara County line.

30 Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways Purple Heart Memorial Highway Highway 101 The Purple Heart Trail is a highway network across the nation. The Purple Heart Memorial Highway covers the entire length of Ventura County on US Highway 101. The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by the Congressionally-sanctioned Military Order of the Purple Heart to be a symbolic trail throughout all 50 states to commemorate and honor all men and women who have been wounded or given their lives in combat while serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Purple Heart Trail originates in Mount Vernon, Virginia, and traverses the United States to California. The 36-mile segment in Santa Barbara County just north of this segment was designated in 2010.

31 Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways Military Intelligence Service Memorial Highway Highway Route 23 Route 23 is known as the Military Intelligence Service Memorial Highway. It runs from US 101 in Thousand Oaks to California Route 118 in Moorpark. It is in honor of the U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed entirely of Japanese Americans during WWII.

32 Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways The Screaming Eagles Highway Highway 101 Route 101 in Ventura County as the "Screaming Eagles Highway". This honors the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, which formed on July 23, 1918 and has been involved in every major war that the United States has participated in since then.

33 United States Armed Forces and Veterans Military Service The following slides depict the military campaign ribbons for our military ad veterans participation in our Nation s armed conflicts.

34 American Revolution ( ) War of 1812 ( ) Mexican War ( ) U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts Civil War ( ) Indian Wars (colonial era to 1890) Ventura County Veterans Have participated in all our Nation s armed conflicts Spanish American War (1898) World War I ( ) World War II ( ) Korean War ( )

35 U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts Vietnam War ( ) Dominican Republic (1965) (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal) Lebanon ( ) Grenada (1983) (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal) Ventura County Veterans Have participated in all our Nation s armed conflicts

36 U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts Panama 1989 (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal) Gulf War 1991 Somalia ( ) (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal) Bosnia ( ) (NATO Medal) Ventura County Veterans Have participated in all our Nation s armed conflicts Kosovo (1999)

37 U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts Global War on Terror ( ) Afghanistan ( ) Iraq War ) Inherent Resolve Ventura County Veterans Have participated in all our Nation s armed conflicts War against the Islamic State (2014 -)

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