These three memorials are located at Dunstan Corner in Scarborough. The first memorial recognizes the men and women who fought in WWII and the Korean conflict. on this particular monument it says "to the sons and daughters of Scarborough who answered the call of their country." This is the only monument to include women in its rememberance, and it is the only one that recognizes a conflict and not just a war. The eagle on the top of the memorial is holding olive branches which are a sign of peace. This particular monument also says that it was put up by the people of Scarborough and not the town of Scarborough. The second is a rememberance for the men who fought during the Great War during 1917 and 1918. There are stars next to the men who died in service with a total of 5. The stone monument looks similar to a large gravestone and it was put up by the town of Scarborough. There is a total of 87 names on this stone and some of them are very prominent names in Maine, such as Hannaford, Higgins, and Merril. 
The Second monument is in recognition of the Revolution, the Civil War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish American War. It is the largest monument of the three. It looks to have been constructed in three or four pieces. It says on the front of the monument, "Scarboro to her sons who fought for the union." It is interesting that Scarborugh is referred to as female and also they used the orinignal spelling of Scarboro. The monument is topped with a union soldier who is looking to the east. I think that having him pointed toward the ocean shows how important the ocean was and is to the town of Scarborough. It is also where the town would be attacked from. The monument also has four symbols on it one of an anchor, one of the United States flag as a shield, and one of an eagle holding a star. I was unable to decode the symbols but they certainly represent the connection to the ocean and the comittment to the country.
From the three monuments above we can tell that the one with the union soldier is the oldest because it uses the original spelling of the word Scarboro. It also interesting that while I was visiting these memorials there was not another person who stopped to look at them. they are located right next to the gas station. If I were pulling up to get gas I would walk over out of curiosity to see what they were but no one did. I wonder if it is because they were all locals and already knew about the monuments. I drive by these everyday on my way to work so I will be watching this summer to see if anyone stops to recognize the fabulous memorials.
