Mission Viejo Veterans Memorial

The Mission Viejo Veterans Memorial is dedicated to honoring residents of the community who served in the United States Armed Services to fight for freedom and preserve the blessings of liberty and peace for future generations of Americans. The courage and sacrifice of veterans of major wars in modern American history is recognized with bronze reliefs for World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. With equal appreciation, Mission Viejo honors veterans of other conflicts and operations where American military personnel were called to arms to help people and protect the national security of the United States in Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Desert Storm, Somalia, Haiti, and many other places around the world before and after the dedication of this memorial on November 11, 1995.

	World War I
	On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the “war to end all wars” was officially over and the armistice was signed. The Germans surrendered on the basis of Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The armistice was greeted with joy over the world. The soldiers at the front broke into cheers. They ran across the barren and wasted no-man’s land. In the midst of the destruction there was a feeling of joy. The war was over!

	This World War I Bronze Relief was dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 1998. The sculptors were Orell Christian Anderson and A. Brent Harder of Mission Viejo, California.

	To honor the men and women of Mission Viejo who served in the United States Armed Services during World War II.

	World War II
	The World War II bronze relief was commissioned by the Mission Viejo City Council on April 24, 1995, and dedicated with the Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, November 11, 1995, during the 50th Anniversary year of the end of World War II. The sculptor was Orell Christian Anderson of Mission Viejo, California.

	Korea 1950-1953 To honor the Men and Women of Mission Viejo who served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean Conflict.

	The Korean Conflict bronze relief was dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 1996. The sculptor was Orell Christian Anderson of Mission Viejo, California.

	Vietnam 1964-1975
	To those 2.59 million who served, to those 58,169 who died...your cause was just, we remember you.

	The Vietnam bronze relief was dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 1997. The sculptors were Orell Christian Anderson and Brent Harder of Mission Viejo, California.

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