Sioux Center, Iowa Veterans Memorial presents a sweeping timeline that links national history with the history of Sioux Center from the American Revolution through the Global War on Terror, tracing major wars, political developments, inventions, and civic milestones while also recording the community’s own growth, including the settlement of West Branch "Sioux Center" in 1870, the opening of its post office in 1877, the formation of its school district in 1889, the founding of local institutions, and the service of Sioux Center veterans. It lists national conflict statistics for wars from the Revolution through the Vietnam War and later operations, names Sioux Center residents who served in World War One, World War Two, Korea, Vietnam, peacetime, the Gulf War era, and the Global War on Terror, and identifies local soldiers who were killed in action or held as prisoners of war. The memorial culminates with the dedication of Sioux Center’s veterans memorial on 11-11-2013 and a reminder that freedom is not free.