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The Ultimate Sacrifice

Hampton National Cemetery

 
 
The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2021
1. The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker
Inscription.
In Honor Of Those Who Gave The
Ultimate Sacrifice In Service To
The United States Of America And
The Families They Left Behind.
The Sacrifice Will Not Be Forgotten.

 
Erected by National Cemetery Administration.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
 
Location. 37° 1.232′ N, 76° 20.144′ W. Memorial is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Phoebus. It can be reached from the intersection of Cemetery Road and Marshall Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located in front of the Hampton National Cemetery’s administration building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Cemetery Road, Hampton VA 23669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 walking distance of this marker: A National Cemetery System (a few steps from this marker); Hampton National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Chapman Armstrong (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Soldiers Monument (about 600 feet away); Phenix Hall (about 600 feet away); The Hampton Indian Program (about 800 feet away); Wigwam (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Monitor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
 
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The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2021
2. The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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