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America's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Battalion

 
 
America's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Battalion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
1. America's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Battalion Marker
Inscription. World War II • Vietnam • Desert Storm • Afghanistan • Iraq
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 32.412′ N, 77° 20.591′ W. Memorial is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles south of Joplin Road (Virginia Route 619), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Second Battalion First Marines Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Golf Company 2/7 (within shouting distance of this marker); Marines of the 1st 155 Gun Battery SP (within shouting distance of this marker); Firefighter Marines 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lieutenants of The Base School Class 3-67 and 41st OCC (within shouting distance of this marker); 'Staff Sergeant Reckless' (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marine Corps Engineers Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.
 
Adjacent photo display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
2. Adjacent photo display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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