As a town founded by wounded Civil War veteran Major Winfield Scott, Scottsdale has been continuously inspired to honor its serving military and veterans, past and present, especially those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. 

The Scottsdale Veterans Trail is a new online story map that allows you to visit many places in the Scottsdale area where you can experience, appreciate and honor the incredible legacy of our uniformed service members throughout history. 

Visit the Scottsdale Veterans Trail.

The trail features more than a dozen places of honor in Scottsdale, including:

• Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen, which lists the names of 66 Scottsdale-area veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice;
• McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, which is home to the Arizona's Gratitude (Merci) Train Car, which was one of 49 filled with gifts from the residents of France to thank residents in each state in the U.S. for their post-World War II generosity toward the French people during their war recovery; and 
• The Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial at Scottsdale Airport, which honors the 5,500 aviation cadets who earned their wings at Thunderbird Airfield II during World War II and features an authentic Stearman aircraft that cadets trained in during the war.