A memorial is intended to serve as a reminder and commemoration for people or past events. It may take many forms—a statue, a structure, a garden, or something else—but the purpose remains the same: to remember and honor. The memorials of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District honor the veterans of our community, past and present.

The memorial is outside the Clovis Veterans Memorial Building at 808 4th Street at Hughes in Clovis.

At the corner of 4th and Hughes Streets in Clovis is a large metal globe, displaying all the continents of our planet. Short, white walls of brick surround this globe, and on each is a large bronze and marble plaque. Each plaque memorializes veterans of a different war or battle through our nation’s history, as well as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The structures invite quiet contemplation as one wanders between the stone barriers.