Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
North Carolina Veterans' Memorial
to the heroic men and
women of North Carolina
who served in America's
wars. As long as the flame
of freedom burns, the
memory of their sacrifice
for peace shall endure.
(east side)
World War I
1917 - 1918
Major Engagements of World War I
Cambrai Aisne Marne Meuse Argonne Somme Defensive Soissons Montfauson Lys Ourcq River St. Quentin Aisne Vesle River Blanc Mont Cantigny Somme Offensive Bois de Foret Chateau-Thierry Oise-Aisne Cunel Heights Belleau Wood Ypres-Lys Romagne Heights Noyon-Montdidier Juvigny Vittorio-Veneto Champagne-Marne St. Mihiel Barricourt Heights
(north side)
World War II
1941 - 1945
Major Engagements of World War II
Pearl Harbor Philippine Sea Cassino Bataan Guam Normandy Invasion Java Sea Leyte Cherbourg Corregidor Leyte Gulf Battle of the Hedgerows Coral Sea Luzon St. Lo Midway Iwo Jima Mortain Guadalcanal Mindanao Argentan-Falaise Papua Okinawa Southern France Bismarck Sea Battle of the Atlantic Metz New Guinea North Africa Aachen Rabaul Sicily Huertgen Forest Bougainville Salerno Battle of the Bulge Turawa Volturno River Alsace Biak Rapido River Remagen Saipan Anzio Ruhr Pocket
(west side)
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Major Engagements of the Korean Conflict
Osan Ch'Ongch' on River Wonsan Kum River Kunu-Ri Songjin Taejon Changjin Reservoir Ch'Orwon Pusan Perimeter Yudam-Ri Kumhwa Naktong Bulge Kot' O-Ri Bloody Ridge Tabgu Hungnam Heartbreak Ridge Inch' On Wonju Old Baldy Seoul Chip' Yong-Ni Pork Chop Hill P' Yongyang Unsan
Erected 1990 by Veterans' Memorial Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 46.851′ N, 78° 38.344′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Edenton Street and North Wilmington Street. The marker is on the grounds of the NC State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. N.C. State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Hickory Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Lawson Wyatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Medical Society of North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Blakely Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
Regarding North Carolina Veterans' Memorial. A bronze figure of Lady Liberty surmounting a granite obelisk at the base of which is a bronze "eternal flame" and three bas-reliefs descriptive of World War I, World War II and the Korean Conflict. The central sculpture is surrounded by a semi-circular granite structure that is topped by the flags of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Sculptor: Richard H. Amlung.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 10, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.