Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 19, 2022

1. Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Inscription.
The Armed Forces Memorial is located here on a river that has for more than 200 years carried servicemen off to war and returned them home to loved ones. Within the Memorial are 20 inscriptions from letters written home by U.S. service members who lost their lives in war. The letters have been cast in thin sheets of bronze and are scattered across the Memorial as if blown there by the wind. From the Revolutionary War through the Gulf War each conflict is represented.

Revolutionary War 1775–1783 • War of 1812 1812–1815 • Civil War 1861–1865 • World War I 1917–1918 • World War II 1941–1945 • Korean War 1950–1953 • Vietnam 1962–1975 • Gulf War 1990–1991

Caution: The Memorial contains bronze letters protruding from the walk. Please watch your step and show appropriate respect. Adults should accompany children, and no pets please.

Erected by City of Norfolk.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 50.794′ N, 76° 17.731′ W. Memorial is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Town Point Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Waterside Drive (Virginia Route 337) and West Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the

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east entrance to the Armed Forces Memorial, in Norfolk’s Town Point Park, and is part of the Norfolk Heritage Cannonball Trail. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 Waterside Dr, Norfolk VA 23510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 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: Downtown Waterfront Revitalization (a few steps from this marker); Town Point (within shouting distance of this marker); The “Apprentice” (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Armed Forces Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cannonball Trail (about 300 feet away); Half Moone Fort, 1673 (about 400 feet away); The Cedar (about 400 feet away); Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Also see . . . Armed Forces Memorial in Norfolk. (Submitted on February 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022

2. Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.