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Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Purple Heart Memorial

Military Order of the Purple Heart

 
 
Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 26, 2019
1. Purple Heart Memorial
Inscription.
It is foolish and wrong
To mourn the men who died
Rather we should thank God
That such men lived.

General George S. Patton, Jr.
 
Erected by Military Order of the Purple Heart.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: HeroesMilitary.
 
Location. 30° 39.653′ N, 91° 16.336′ W. Marker is in Zachary, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. Memorial can be reached from Port Hickey Road near Port Hudson Cemetery Road (State Highway 3113). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary LA 70791, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Heroes Of The War On Terrorism (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Hudson National Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Medal of Honor Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commissary Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lower Commissary Hill Battery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Steedman Headquarters (approx. 1.9 miles away); Subterranean Torpedoes (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zachary.
 
More about this memorial. Located on the grounds of the Port Hudson

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Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 26, 2019
2. Purple Heart Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2019.

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