Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to all Veterans for their honorable service to our nation by this engraving we remember all those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the wars of our nation. We will not forget all those who remain Missing in Action or Prisoners of War. Forever shall we hold dear their courage and spirit.

Erected by SFC (Ret.) Daley C. and Sandy Russell.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 9.963′ N, 76° 34.521′ W. Memorial is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Fort Eustis. It can be reached from Washington Boulevard half a mile south of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Washington Blvd, Fort Eustis VA 23604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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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 marker: In Memory Of Transporters Killed (here, next to this marker); Besson Hall (a few steps from this marker); Diesel-Electric Locomotive, RSD-1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Steam Locomotive 2-8-0, (No. 607) & Tender (within shouting distance of this marker); Rail Operations in the Transportation Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 40-ton Railway Flatcar (within shouting distance of this marker); DCO 205-H, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4×2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.