The Henning, Illinois War Memorial honors Sgt. Joshua Troy Crippin and Henning veterans who served their country in war and peace, naming local men and women who served in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and peacetime, and marking those killed in action.