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Veterans Memorial

 
 
A Grateful Nation Remembers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2019
1. A Grateful Nation Remembers Marker
Inscription.
In honor of all those who fought for our community, our nation, and our freedom

A grateful nation remembers

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 47.202′ N, 77° 17.459′ W. Memorial is in Burke, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Burke Centre Parkway south of Burke Centre Parkway (Virginia Route 643), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke VA 22015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnson-Sabin Way (within shouting distance of this marker); The Huldah Coffer House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Silas Burke House (approx. Ύ mile away); Wood Shed (approx. Ύ mile away); Windmill (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named The Silas Burke House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ice House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Post Office (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burke.
 
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A Grateful Nation Remembers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2019
2. A Grateful Nation Remembers Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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