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The Guardian of Defenders Memorial

 
 
The Guardian of Defenders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2019
1. The Guardian of Defenders Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated in Honor
of the
Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces
who gave the
Last Full Measure of Devotion for their Nation
in the Global War on Terrorism
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 39° 47.802′ N, 75° 27.816′ W. Memorial is in Claymont, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Hundred. It is on Philadelphia Pike (Business U.S. 13). The memorial is on the property of the Grubb-Worth Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3110 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont DE 19703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mother Catherine Rosarii (within shouting distance of this marker); Grubb/Worth Mansion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of All Veterans (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Claymont High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Patio (approx. 0.6 miles away); Archmere (approx. 0.7 miles away); Claymont Stone School (approx. Ύ mile away); The Darley House (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claymont.
 
The Guardian of Defenders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2019
2. The Guardian of Defenders Memorial
The Guardian of Defenders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2019
3. The Guardian of Defenders Memorial
The Guardian of Defenders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2019
4. The Guardian of Defenders Memorial
The Guardian of Defenders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2019
5. The Guardian of Defenders Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 1, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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