A Gathering of Flags War Memorial honors Coldwater and Branch County residents who served in war, including those killed in action, those who died of battle wounds or disease, those missing in action, those held as prisoners of war, and all who lost their lives while serving. It also stands as a lasting tribute to the families, especially mothers, who greatly sacrificed for the common defense of the nation and for the broader causes of peace and freedom in the world, in gratitude for people placed by war into extraordinary circumstances and remembered today, tomorrow, and forever.