Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
In Memory of Veterans of All Wars
WW I WW II Korea Vietnam
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 2, 2021
1. Veterans of All Wars Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Veterans of All Wars. world war one . world war two . Korea . Vietnam.
The preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion. For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and Nation to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good-will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. Dedicated by the American Legion, Dept. of Mass., Nov. 11, 1985
The preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion
For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and Nation to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good-will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Dedicated by the American Legion, Dept. of Mass., Nov. 11, 1985
Erected 1985 by The American Legion, Dept. of Mass.
Location. 41° 40.394′ N, 70° 34.921′ W. Memorial is in Bourne, Massachusetts,
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in Barnstable County. It can be reached from Memorial Circle near Bennington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The memorial lies within the Massachusetts National Cemeterys Memorial Walkway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buzzards Bay MA 02542, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
