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Stafford County Armed Services Memorial

Stafford, Virginia

— Dedicated 2017 —

 
 
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
1. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Inscription.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors created an Armed Services Memorial to honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice as well as those who have served in our armed forces, are currently serving their families. The Stafford Armed Services Memorial is and always will be, a living memorial, an ever present visible reminder of the precious cost of freedom and the eternal nature of the American spirit.

Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783

War of 1812
1812 - 1815

Civil War
1861 - 1865

World War I
1917 - 1918

World War II
1941 - 1945

Korean War
1950 - 1953

Vietnam War
1955 - 1975

Desert Shield/Desert Storm
1990 - 1991

Global War on Terror
2001 -

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace"
— George Washington
 
Erected 2017 by The Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 25.399′ N, 77° 24.684′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. Memorial can be reached from Courthouse Road (Virginia
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Route 630) 0.2 miles west of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In memory of the Oklahoma City tragedy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of September 11, 2001 (about 500 feet away); In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy (about 500 feet away); Lincoln Visit (about 700 feet away); English Knot Garden (about 800 feet away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Adams Bryan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stafford County Tri-Centennial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.
 
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
2. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
3. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., October 6, 2017
4. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., October 6, 2017
5. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., October 6, 2017
6. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
Donor plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
7. Donor plaque
Stafford County Armed Services Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Guy White, October 23, 2023
8. Stafford County Armed Services Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   4, 5, 6. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.   7. submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   8. submitted on October 24, 2023, by Guy White of Annandale, Virginia.

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