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Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 2//2021
1. Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Inscription.
In memory of Army Ranger 1st Lt Weston Cecil Lee who sacrificed his life while serving his country in Mosul, Iraq April 29 2017

As they sacrificed themselves in conflict, may our children live in peace
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 31° 31.649′ N, 84° 51.937′ W. Memorial is in Bluffton, Georgia, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Pine Street and Fort Gaines Road, on the right when traveling north on Pine Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bluffton GA 39824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lord's Acre (approx. half a mile away); Oakland High School (approx. 4½ miles away); Sutton's Crossroads (approx. 5.2 miles away); Kolomoki Mounds Archaeological Area (approx. 6.4 miles away); Vilulah Settlement (approx. 6.4 miles away); Kolomoki Mounds State Park 4 mi. (approx. 9 miles away); Three Notch Trail (approx. 9.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away).
 
Regarding Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park. 1LT Lee was one of 58 US soldiers to die in Iraq in 2017 in efforts to remove ISIS forces, some 14 years after the beginning of the conflict.
 
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Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 2, 2021
2. Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Flagpole
Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, July 15, 2023
3. Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, July 15, 2023
4. Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, July 15, 2023
5. Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Weston C.Lee House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama.   3, 4, 5. submitted on July 15, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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