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Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 15, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Inscription.
In this place, we remember and honor those members of The George Washington University family, students, faculty, staff and alumni who gave the ultimate sacrifice in dedication to duty and in devotion to the United States of America.

I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.
--George Washington, 1789

Established on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of The George Washington University, February 9, 1996, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
 
Erected 1996 by The George Washington University.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 53.948′ N, 77° 2.869′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Foggy Bottom. Memorial is on Reed Court Northwest east of 22nd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Reed Court Northwest, Washington DC 20052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Free Mandela (within shouting distance of this marker); Pembroke College, Oxford, Coat of Arms (within shouting distance of this marker); At GW, Being Bright Comes Naturally (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Professors Gate (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aleksandr Pushkin (about 300 feet away); A Bench By The Road (about 300 feet away); GW's River Horse (about 300 feet away); Leonard A. Grimes (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2018
2. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Provided through the generosity of Mark R. Shenkman, GWSB MBA '67, First Lieutenant, US Army
Veterans Memorial Park Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 15, 2022
3. Veterans Memorial Park Plaque
Veterans Memorial Park Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 15, 2022
4. Veterans Memorial Park Display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on March 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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