Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Korean War
Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2013
1. Korean War Marker
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Korean War. Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial. The Korean War opened on 25 June 1950, when the armed forces of communist North Korea invaded South Korea and marked the first crisis faced by the newly formed United Nations. Led by the United States, a coalition of eighteen UN Nations provided troops to fight the North Koreans and restore peace to the Korean Peninsula., With victory almost assured in November 1950, Communist Chinese forces intervened driving UN forces south. By mid 1951, the lines had stabilized around the original border along the 38th Parallel and peace negotiations had commenced but an armistice ending the war was not signed until 27 July 1953. By that time nearly 140,000 Americans had been killed or wounded.,
Courage . Sacrifice . Duty. , Allen, James R. . Alverson, R.C. . Burchfield, Edward E. . Buchanan, Ernest . Campbell, Charlie Ardwell . Cowan, Don A. . Crabtree, Morgan L. . Davis, Edgar E. Jr. . Gates, Thomas V . Gunter, William Howard . Heard, Delbert E. . Johnson, Herbert C. Jr. . McGamie, Kenneth E. . Mefford, Jake Jr. . Michael, William L. . Pogue, James F. . Posey, Nolan . Reese, Leon . Root, Voorhees S. Jr. . Spivey, Bobby . Spragins, Robert E. . Wance, Ralph R.
The Korean War opened on 25 June 1950, when the armed forces of communist North Korea invaded South Korea and marked the first crisis faced by the newly formed United Nations. Led by the United States, a coalition of eighteen UN Nations provided troops to fight the North Koreans and restore peace to the Korean Peninsula.
With victory almost assured in November 1950, Communist Chinese forces intervened driving UN forces south. By mid 1951, the lines had stabilized around the original border along the 38th Parallel and peace negotiations had commenced but an armistice ending the war was not signed until 27 July 1953. By that time nearly 140,000 Americans had been killed or wounded.
Courage Sacrifice Duty
Allen, James R. Alverson, R.C. Burchfield, Edward E. Buchanan, Ernest Campbell, Charlie Ardwell Cowan, Don A. Crabtree, Morgan L. Davis, Edgar E. Jr. Gates, Thomas V Gunter, William Howard Heard, Delbert E. Johnson, Herbert C. Jr. McGamie, Kenneth E. Mefford, Jake Jr. Michael, William L. Pogue, James F. Posey, Nolan Reese, Leon Root, Voorhees S. Jr. Spivey, Bobby Spragins, Robert E. Wance, Ralph R.
Erected 2011 by The Veterans Memorial Foundation.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean
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Location. 34° 44.069′ N, 86° 35.311′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. Memorial is at the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest. Located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Monroe Street Northwest, Huntsville AL 35802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial was officially dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011. The Veterans Memorial Foundation, a volunteer organization, was chartered to oversee the design and construction of the memorial by the City of Huntsville, the County of Madison and endorsed by the citizens of Madison in 2002. The memorial was funded entirely by the citizens,of Madison County and the Tennessee Valley and is maintained by the City of Huntsville. The 8 polished black granite markers are engraved with the names of over 365 Madison County servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The granite for these markers is from the same quarry that supplied the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. Engraved in limestone above the black granite markers is the timeline of all Wars from 1775 showing the nearly three million men and women who have died or been wounded in defense of our country. The Memorial honors and pays tribute to all veterans for their "Courage, "Sacrifice", and call to "Duty".
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.