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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Vietnam
G.W.O.T.
Desert Storm

SGT Christopher Leavell • PFC Thomas Henderson • Major Rocco Barns • SSG Jeffrey Berger • Major Jack Shapiro • SPC Philip Spakosky • SSG Estevan Alaminano • Andrew Lewis • MSGT Clarence McCormick • MSGT Fancy Henson • CW04 Richard Kerch
 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9274.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, 2nd IraqWar, AfghanistanWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 53.633′ N, 77° 11.503′ W. Memorial is near Falls Church, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Shreve Road (County Road 703) 0.1 miles south of Leesburg Pike (State Route 7), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7118 Shreve Rd, Falls Church VA 22043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,
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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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); David F. Strickler (within shouting distance of this marker); History of "Gravel Bank" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizens' Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Original Site of Saint James Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); This is the W&OD Trail! (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tracks into History (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Falls Church Station (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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