The first monument above the World War I sculpture and memorial wall is for the soldiers, sailors, and Marines who served in the armed forces during the Spanish-American War. This war lasted for only three months in 1898. The year "1902” on the bronze marker refers to the end of the U.S. occupation of Cuba and the establishment of the Republic of Cuba. The marker was erected in 1940 by the R. E. Craighill Camp No. 11, United Spanish-War Veterans.
