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City Park in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lest We Forget

 
 
Lest We Forget Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
1. Lest We Forget Monument
Inscription. Dedicated to the honor and glory of all veterans of all wars who have nobly served their country and who by offering their last full measure of devotion, have purchased freedom for our beloved nation.
 
Erected 1965 by American Legion Post No. 37.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 36° 49.667′ N, 76° 22.124′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in City Park. Memorial can be reached from Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street, on the right when traveling north. The monument stands in the section of Olive Branch Cemetery on Clifford Street that is east of Cpl. J. M. Williams Avenue (also known as City Park Avenue). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. V. C. Andrews Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); A Living Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Lafayette Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Craney Island (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dale Point (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex (approx. 2.6 miles away); Benedict Arnold at Portsmouth
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(approx. 2.6 miles away); Israel Charles Norcom High School (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
 
Also see . . .
1. American Legion Post 37 website. (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. Lest We Forget (wikipedia.org). (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
 
A rear view of the monument. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
2. A rear view of the monument.
The shaft has the same inscription on its rear and front.
A detail view of the front base inscription. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
3. A detail view of the front base inscription.
This inscription is also on the base’s rear.
A detail view of the right side base inscription. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
4. A detail view of the right side base inscription.
Both right and left sides have the same message that reads: Erected by American Legion Post 37. Portsmouth, Virginia. 1965
Lest We Forget Monument viewed from afar. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
5. Lest We Forget Monument viewed from afar.
The viewer is facing the monument’s right side, looking in the direction of Clifford Street (far background).
A view of the monument’s left side. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017
6. A view of the monument’s left side.
City Park of Portsmouth lies beyond the trees in the far background.
Olive Branch Cemetery Entrance Sign. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, June 9, 2917
7. Olive Branch Cemetery Entrance Sign.
The entrance sign is inside the cemetery’s fence, facing eastbound traffic on Clifford Street. Simondale Elementary School is pictured in the right background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 19, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.   7. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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