Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 16, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to our Armed Forces who served in "Operation Desert Storm" and in memory of Joseph P. Bongiorni III a West Virginia University student who was killed in the line of duty

Erected by Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Society WVU Air Force ROTC Detachment 915.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.

Location. 39° 38.878′ N, 79° 58.659′ W. Memorial is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. It is at the intersection of Monongahela Boulevard (U.S. 19) and Evansdale Drive, on the right when traveling north on Monongahela Boulevard. Marker is located at the western edge of the parking lot for the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Fine Arts Drive, Morgantown WV 26505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: West Virginia University (within shouting distance of this marker); Core Arboretum (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Core Arboretum (about 400 feet away); Guthrie Loop Area (about 400 feet away); Liberty Island Tree (about 500 feet away); Dawn Redwood (about 600 feet away); Sugar Maple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hot Rod Hundley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgantown.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 16, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

View is looking north.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.