Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
1. Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
A tribute to Gold Star Families and Relatives who sacrificed a Loved One for our Freedom
HOMELAND [The first panel has an image of Mount Rushmore.]
FAMILY [The second panel has a silhouette of a family,
parents with young children, all holding hands.]
PATRIOT [The third panel shows the famous World War II image of
US Marines raising the US flag on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi.]
[Comprising the peak of the memorial, the cutout represents the
lost service member, in an eternal salute to the family's sacrifice.]
SACRIFICE [The fourth panel depicts the fallen's flagged-draped coffin
on a caisson, among rows and rows of marble headstones,
(presumably images from Arlington National Cemetery).]
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Gold Star Families series list.
Location. 39° 46.699′ N, 84° 6.869′ W. Monument is in Riverside
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Regionally, this memorial monument is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 (a few steps from this marker); Pioneers of Stealth (a few steps from this marker); Red Eagles (within shouting distance of this marker); "That Others May Live" (within shouting distance of this marker); Aircraft Loadmaster Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 111 Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force Civil Engineers (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to CMSgt Bill Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . . American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (Submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
2. Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
