Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Price of Freedom
Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. The Price of Freedom Monument
Front:
Is Visible Here
All Gave Some …. Some Gave All
Left Side:
“Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.”
President John F. Kennedy
“We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.”
President John F. Kennedy
“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who gives us the freedom of press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who gives us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag who allows the protesters to burn the flag.”
Charles M. Province ~ Father Dennis Edward O’Brian
“Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.”
General Colin Powell
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
Elmer Davis
Right Side:
“The nation that forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.”
President Calvin Coolidge
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live them.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
President George Washington
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause.”
President Theodore Roosevelt
“The purpose of all
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Saint Augustine
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.”
Thomas Campbell
“In war there are no unfounded soldiers.”
Jose Narosky
“From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.”
Thomas Jefferson
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
Thomas Jefferson
Erected by Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 27° 58.64′ N, 82° 21.693′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from N US Highway 301 0.2 miles south of E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Marker located within Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa FL 33619, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally,
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. The Price of Freedom Monument
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pueblo Incident (1968) (a few steps from this marker); USS Liberty Incident (1967) (a few steps from this marker); Operation Neptune Spear (May 2, 2011) (a few steps from this marker); NATO Air Campaign in Bosnia & Herzegovina (1995) (a few steps from this marker); USS Cole Bombing (2000) (a few steps from this marker); Operation Deny Flight (1993-1995) (a few steps from this marker); Operation Gothic Serpent (1993) (a few steps from this marker); Operation Uphold Democracy (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . . Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. (Submitted on October 9, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
3. The Price of Freedom Monument (left side)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
4. The Price of Freedom Monument (right side)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
