Central Business District in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 1, 2013
1. Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial Marker - Front
My Stone Is Red For The Blood They Shed
The Medal I Bear Is My Country's Way
To Show They Care If I Could Be Seen
By All Mankind Maybe Peace Will Come In My Lifetime
Purple Heart Memorial top:
You Have Never Lived Until You Have
Almost Died For Those Who Have Fought
For It. Life Has A Flavor That The
Protected Will Never Know
Purple Heart Memorial back:
Erected by Chapter 385 and
California Dept. Military
Order of the Purple Heart
All Gave Some Some Gave All
Purple Hearts Awarded After May 7, 1914, the Beginning of World War I
World War I, 1914-1918 Armistice, Purple Hearts Awarded 251,390
World War II, 1941-1945, Purple Hearts Awarded 964,409
Korean War, 1950-1953, Negotiated Armistice, Purple Hearts Awarded 136,936
Vietnam Wars, 1961-1971, Negotiated Loss, Purple Hearts Awarded 201,676
Cold War, 1945-1991, Victory, Purple Hearts Awarded 18,923
War on Terror Worldwide On Going
Purple Hearts Awarded as of June 1, 2010 14,235
Desert Storm, Jan. 16, 1991 April 26, 1991, Victory, Purple Hearts Awarded 590
Afghanistan Def. as of June 15, 2010, On Going, Purple Hearts Awarded 7,495
Iraq Def. as of July 1, 2010, Victory, Purple Hearts Awarded 36,891
All Purple Hearts Awarded Are Estimates Only.
Battlefield Awards and Incomplete Records.
Freedom Is Not Free
Erected by California Department of the Military, Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 385.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 38° 34.499′ N, 121° 29.41′ W. Memorial is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from N Street
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Regionally, this memorial is in Sacramento Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: California Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Elbridge L. Hawk (within shouting distance of this marker); California Firefighters Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Westminster Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean A. Bell Kellogg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); PALS Club (about 400 feet away); Gravel Pit Parking Lot (about 400 feet away); Acorns, Oaks, and the Native Peoples (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 1, 2013
2. Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial Marker - Back
January 31, 2018
3. Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial Marker - Wide View
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 3. submitted on February 15, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
