North Shore in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of All Korean War Veterans

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2020

1. In Memory of All Korean War Veterans Marker

Inscription. They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it." So we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon. We froze in the winter and baked in the summer sun. At times, we were greatly outnumbered; but we still fought on and many of us gave our lives for Freedom…for Justice…and for Peace.

Erected by Korean War Veterans Association of W. PA., General Matthew B. Ridgway Chapter.

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

Location. 40° 26.746′ N, 80° 0.498′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in North Shore. It can be reached from Three Rivers Heritage Trail 0.2 miles west of Mazeroski Way, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 225 Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Veterans' Monument (a few steps from this marker); Mayor Thomas J. Murphy, Jr Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Baseball in Pittsburgh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Stanley Mazeroski (about 300 feet away); J.P. "Honus" Wagner (about 700 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away); First World Series (approx. 0.2 miles away); Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2020

2. In Memory of All Korean War Veterans Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.