Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honored memory
of our
Hamblen County men and women
who fought in
Desert Shield
Desert Storm
The Global War on Terrorism
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Iraq and Afghanistan
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Erected and dedicated
Armed Forces Day 2008
by
proud and honored
Citizens of Hamblen County
★ ★ ★
Brave men and worthy patriots
dear to God and famous to all ages
Milton

Erected 2008.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 36° 12.729′ N, 83° 17.893′ W. Memorial is in Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is at the intersection of West 1st North Street (Tennessee Route 66) and North Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on West 1st North Street. Memorial is on the Hamblen County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Morristown TN 37814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hamblen County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hamblen County World War II Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Caught in the Crossfire (a few steps from this marker); Hamblen County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamblen County POW/MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamblen County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamblen County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamblen County Jail (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial

Featured memorial is in the middle.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.