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City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial

 
 
City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 24, 2009
1. City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the lasting memory of those from the City of San Carlos and San Carlos High School who gave their lives while serving with the Armed Forces of the United States of America during the Vietnam War and in the Persian Gulf.
They fought and died far from home for the
freedom of others. We remember their courage, devotion and sacrifice – They will be with us always. They are named in the order they were taken from us.
VIETNAM
David J. Carnevale, Preston L. Snyder, Dana R. Kelley, David W. Morrill, Richard A. Vinal, John J. Tiscornia, Robert A. Van Patten, Alan M. Sturdy, Brock R. Schramm, Donald H. Richardson,
Merwin L. Morrill
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DESERT SHIELD
James B. Poulet
City of San Carlos, American Legion Post 585,
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 464

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 37° 29.713′ N, 122° 16.423′ W. Memorial is in San Carlos, California, in San Mateo County. It is on Aberdeen Drive near Melendy Drive. Marker is located at Highlands Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Aberdeen Drive, San Carlos CA 94070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Navy R4D (C-47) Crash (approx. 0.8 miles away); San Carlos Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); San Carlos Depot (approx. 1.1 miles away); Thaddeus Kerns (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ralston Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pan American Airways "Philippine Clipper" Martin (M-130) NC-14715 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ralph D. Percival Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Built in 1924 (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Carlos.
 
City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 24, 2009
2. City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial Marker
Entrance To Highlands Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 24, 2009
3. Entrance To Highlands Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,534 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
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