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Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

— Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932 —

 
 
Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
1. Purple Heart Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the recipients of this
oldest military decoration
“The Purple Heart”

My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care.
If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers for he to-day that sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother.
 
Erected by Department of New Jersey Military Order of the Purple Heart.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
 
Location. 40° 23.376′ N, 74° 10.476′ W. Memorial is in Holmdel, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Memorial Lane 0.1 miles south of Garden State Art Center, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Memorial Ln, Holmdel NJ 07733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the
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Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American and South Vietnamese Servicemen Memorial (here, next to this marker); New Jersey Gold Star Family Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Women Veterans Meditation Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Boy Scouts Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In honor of Eleanor Grace Alexander (within shouting distance of this marker); United States War Dogs Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crawford Cemetery (about 400 feet away); New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holmdel.
 
Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
2. Purple Heart Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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