Calliste, Saint George, Grenada — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles of the West Indies)
Memorial to the Fallen in Grenada
Erected 1986.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #40 Ronald Reagan series list.
Location. 12° 0.457′ N, 61° 46.991′ W. Marker is in Calliste, Saint George. Memorial is on Maurice Bishop Memorial Highway just west of Dr. Grooms Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Geoffrey H. Bourne, DSC, DPHIL (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Assassination of Maurice Bishop (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Antilles Hotel (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Grenada National Museum (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Port Louis (1650) (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); Sedan Porches (approx. 6 kilometers away); Historic Sedan Chair Portico (approx. 6 kilometers away).
Also see . . .
1. The United States invasion of Grenada. (Submitted on June 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
2. President Reagan's February 20, 1986 visit to Grenada. President Reagan unveils the marker at around 2:35 in this video from the Reagan Presidential Library. Note that the marker was on a reception stand on the tarmac of the Maurice Bishop International Airport (then the Point Salines Airport) and must have been installed on the memorial some time soon after. (Submitted on June 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5. submitted on June 18, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.