Rumson in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1945 - 2005 Rumson Veterans Monument

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(1995 - 2005 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Paul Sniffen

1. Rumson Veterans Monument (1995 - 2005 face)

Inscription. 1945 - 1955
Berlin
Cold War
Korea [127 names are engraved for the decade 1955-1965]

1955 - 1965
Berlin Cuba
Lebanon Taiwan
Vietnam [72 names are engraved for the decade 1955-1965]

1965 - 1975
Cambodia Laos
Thailand
Vietnam [102 names are engraved for the decade 1965-1975]

1975 - 1985
Cold War
Lebanon
Grenada [18 names are engraved for the decade 1975-1985]

1985 - 1995
Kuwait
Panama
Somalia [10 names are engraved for the decade 1985-1995]

1995 - 2005
Afghanistan
Bosnia, Kosovo
Iraq [21 names are engraved for the decade 1995-2005]

Erected 2005 by Rumson veterans.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 22.559′ N, 74° 0.738′ W. Marker is in Rumson, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. Memorial can be reached from Lafeyette Street. Memorial is in Victory Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rumson NJ 07760, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies. Battle of Black Point (approx. ¾ mile away); Fair Haven Honor Roll (approx. 1½ miles away); British Campsite (approx. 1.6 miles away); Middletown Township Locust Historic District (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named British Campsite (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Hartshorne Legacy (approx. 1.8 miles away); Navesink (approx. 1.9 miles away); Electric Power Station (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rumson.

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(1945 - 1955 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sheena Chi, April 29, 2006

2. Rumson Veterans Monument (1945 - 1955 face)

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(1965 - 1975 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sheena Chi, April 29, 2006

3. Rumson Veterans Monument (1965 - 1975 face)

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(1975-1985 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sheena Chi, April 29, 2006

4. Rumson Veterans Monument (1975-1985 face)

Rumson Veterans Monument (1975-1985 and 1965-1975 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By R. C., April 09

5. Rumson Veterans Monument (1975-1985 and 1965-1975 face)

Note the 30-inch-by-40-inch bronze eagle on the top of the monument was vandalized and removed from the monument. It will likely be replaced this summer.

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(1985-1995 face) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sheena Chi, April 29, 2006

6. Rumson Veterans Monument (1985-1995 face)

Rumson Veterans Monument </b>(Bronze Eagle) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sheena Chi, April 29, 2006

7. Rumson Veterans Monument (Bronze Eagle)

The 30-inch-by-40-inch bronze eagle on the top of the monument created a controversy, as some feared the combined height of 8½ feet of this monument would overshadow other monuments in the park.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2008, by Paul Sniffen of Red Bank, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,794 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 25, 2008, by Paul Sniffen of Red Bank, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 5. submitted on April 22, 2009, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 6, 7. submitted on October 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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