Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Korea

Florence Veterans Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

1. Korea Marker

Inscription.
In Honor of
All Korean
War Veterans

Pusan • Inchon • Chosin Reservoir • Pork Chop Hill
Old Baldy • Outpost Harry, and Heartbreak Ridge
Were All Crucial Battles Where Brave Men
and Women Served in the Treacherous Terrain,
Skies, and Waters Of Korea.
During Frigid, Icy Winters And Hot, Torrid Summers,
These Americans Faced Hardships, Made Great
Sacrifices, And Demonstrated Devotion To Duty.

The Forgotten War

Reverse:
Freedom Is Not Free
1950 – 1953
United We Stood

Erected 2018 by Florence County Council and the Samuel Bacot Chapter NSDAR.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.

Location. 34° 11.093′ N, 79° 50.043′ W. Memorial is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It can be reached from South Woody Jones Boulevard 0.3 miles north of David H McLeod Blvd. Florence Veterans Park can be reached from the far south parking lot of the Florence Civic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Florence SC 29501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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

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marker: Vietnam Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); USS Arizona Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); United States Air Force Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Ship’s Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11, 2001 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Korea Marker Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

2. Korea Marker Reverse Side

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

3. Korea Marker

Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

4. Dedication Plaque

Florence Veterans Park All Branches of Service Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

5. Florence Veterans Park All Branches of Service Monument

Florence Veterans Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

6. Florence Veterans Park Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.