Matamoras in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Forgotten War

Korea

— 1950 - 1953 —

The Forgotten War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

1. The Forgotten War Marker

Inscription.

The ordeals of war:
bloody and miserable
The pain, the glory:
beyond measure

[Map of Korean Peninsula
highlighting major events]

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean.

Location. 41° 21.732′ N, 74° 41.718′ W. Memorial is in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It can be reached from Avenue S. Memorial is in Veterans Memorial Park, part of Airport Park, off Avenue S. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Matamoras PA 18336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Cold War

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(a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); The Civil War (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great War - WWI (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); The Greatest Generation (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Matamoras.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

2. The Forgotten War Marker

The Forgotten War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

3. The Forgotten War Memorial

Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

4. Veterans Memorial Park

Veterans Memorial Park Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

5. Veterans Memorial Park Entrance Sign

Delaware Valley Elementary School in background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on January 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.