Fremont County Veterans Memorial Wall

Fremont County's veterans memorial park at the Fremont County Airport carries a brick wall of veterans' names; a $75 engraved brick is ordered through the Veterans Service Office, and new names are engraved and dedicated in batches of 50.

Also called: memorial wall, memorial brick, veterans memorial park, Fremont County Airport, $75 brick, Cañon City, Canon City, Florence, Penrose, Brookside, Coal Creek, Rockvale, Williamsburg, Howard, Cotopaxi, Coaldale.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Fremont County, COCounty

The county's page: "The memorial park was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 31, 1997. 'Honoring those who gave their time and some even their lives to protect our Country.' The park is located at Fremont County Airport. The wall memorial is constructed of 2,119 bricks with 1,737 veteran's names currently engraved." A brick. "If you would like to purchase a brick for the wall, fill out the attached forms and bring to the Veteran's Service Officer during office hours. The price of each brick is $75.00. Orders for new inscriptions are not made until 50 names have been submitted." The order form asks the veteran's name as it should appear, rank, branch, period of service, whether the veteran was killed in action, missing or a prisoner of war, and whether the veteran lived in Fremont County at enlistment, with the sponsor's details. The page lists the dedications, most recently 67 bricks on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024. This is a memorial, not a benefit: nothing is paid or waived and anyone may sponsor a brick.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fremont County Veterans Memorial Wall
Gate	Rule
Memorial, no eligibility	A sponsor buys a $75 brick naming a veteran; no rating or residence test is stated.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.