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Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Lest We Forget

Massachusetts National Cemetery

 
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 2, 2021
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Inscription.
Lest We Forget
Dedicated To
Voyageurs Who Passed This Way
Grand Voiture Du Massachusetts
1987

 
Erected 1987 by The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsMilitary.
 
Location. 41° 40.366′ N, 70° 34.924′ W. Memorial is in Bourne, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It can be reached from the intersection of Connery Avenue and Bennington Blvd. Located within the Massachusetts National Cemetery’s Memorial Walkway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buzzards Bay MA 02532, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: H.C. Richard David De Wert (here, next to this marker); 204 AAA BN (here, next to this marker); Military Order of the Cootie Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Benevolent Order of the Elks Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); 82 Airborne Division Association Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Massachusetts Reserve Officers Association Veterans Memorial (here, next
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to this marker); Women’s Overseas Service League (a few steps from this marker); Special Forces Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bourne.
 
Also see . . .  The Forty and Eight. (Submitted on October 13, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 2, 2021
2. Lest We Forget Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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