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Operation Iraqi Freedom

 
 
Operation Iraqi Freedom Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Marker
Inscription. In memory of the fallen, by family, friends and community.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 39° 30.068′ N, 89° 46.025′ W. Memorial is in Virden, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is on North Masterson Street west of North Dye Street, on the right when traveling west. The memorial stands in Virden City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 409 N Masterson St, Virden IL 62690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Virden Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Route 66 Coal Towns
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Zeffiro Galli (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lest We Forget (approx. 2½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); City of Auburn (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virden.
 
Operation Iraqi Freedom Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
2. Operation Iraqi Freedom Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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