Triangle in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment

Republic of Vietnam

— 1965 - 1970 —

Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021

1. Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment Marker

Inscription.
"Rest well brothers of Hotel Company. You served putting duty over self in a difficult time and place." Given by the Marines and Navy Corpsmen of Hotel Company, families of the Company Veterans, and friends of the Company.

Erected by Marines and Navy Corpsmen of Hotel Company, families of the Company Veterans, and friends of the Company.

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

Location. 38° 32.414′ N, 77° 20.585′ 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,

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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: America's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Battalion (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); The Lieutenants of The Base School Class 3-67 and 41st OCC (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); Marine Corps Engineers Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 'Staff Sergeant Reckless' (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.

Additional commentary.
1. Cpl. R. J. Parker
I joined Hotel Company September 1st and in October moved w/Hotel

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to Hill 190. Volunteered for a few days of anti-insurrectionist duty and survived that and a couple of ambushes/unpleasantness and was wounded at the base of Hill 190 while on point on 22 November ’67.

I remember and liked Carmine, a little surly but a good Marine; and Dilly, a really good Marine; and Cpl. R. J. Parker, we all admired him. I still think of him, and I remember how Carmine cried. We all wanted to help. S’long, pal.

— Submitted November 27, 2023, by Jimmy David Long of Jacksonville, Fl..

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 69 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.