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Second Lieutenants of The Basic School

 
 
Second Lieutenants of The Basic School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
1. Second Lieutenants of The Basic School Marker
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Second Lieutenants of The Basic School
Class 1-57
Graduates 327
Dedicated to our Country and our Corps
United States Marine Corps

Officers Basic School, 1-57
January - August, 1957
Quantico, Virginia
United States Marine Corps


[Names listed]
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: EducationWar, Korean. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1957.
 
Location. 38° 32.532′ N, 77° 20.554′ 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines (a few steps from this marker); Fallen Warrior (a few steps from this marker); Co. E, 2d Bn, Spl Tra Regt (a few steps from this marker); 291 Mustangs (a few steps from this marker); Co. F, 2d Bn, Spl Tra Regt (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain John W. Ripley (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembering Our Fallen Brothers
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Echo Company Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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