Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Afghanistan & Iraq Memorial

Afghanistan/Iraq Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 5, 2021

1. Afghanistan/Iraq Marker

Inscription. For those who fought terrorism

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 36° 27.651′ N, 77° 39.3′ W. Memorial is in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina 48 (State Highway 48) and West 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Carolina 48. Located within Akers Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 725 Jackson St, Roanoke Rapids NC 27870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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

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Lest We Forget (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korea/Vietnam (a few steps from this marker); Roanoke Rapids High School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Akers (Central) School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Akers Park (approx. half a mile away); Keys v. Carolina Coach Company (approx. half a mile away); Andrew Joyner (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke Rapids.

Also see . . . New Memorial In Veterans Park. (Submitted on October 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 5, 2021

2. Afghanistan/Iraq Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.