Originally placed at the base of the flagpole in the "Flagpole Lot" across from the Warner Palestra during a 1958 parking expansion, the memorial was moved to the west mall in front of Guild Hall in 1993. The monument was designed by Brother Cloud Meinberg. The rendition of the "Benedictine cross" atop the monument was designed by Frank Kacmarcik. It's full inscription reads:
TO THE MEN OF ST. JOHN'S
WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN PEACE AND WAR
BLESSED ARE THEY WHO MAKE PEACE
FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD
