Downtown Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Garden of Heroes

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 4, 2023

1. Garden of Heroes Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to Rhode Island service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism since September 11, 2001

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, Army Reserve • SSg. Joseph Camara, Army National Guard • Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, Army National Guard • SPC. Michael Andrade, Army National Guard • CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth, Army • Cpt. Mathew J. August, Army • SFC. Curtis Mancini, Army Reserve • MSG. Richard L. Ferguson, Army • L/Cpl. Matthew K. Serio, Marine Corps • Cpt. Christopher S. Cash, Army • L/Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV, Marine Corps • SSg. Christopher S. Potts, Army National Guard • L/Cpl. Holly A. Charette, Marine Corps • 2Lt. Matthew S. Coutu, Army • Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan, Army • Sgt. Brian R. St. Germain, Marine Corps • Ssg. Dale James Kelly, Jr., Army National Guard • Sgt. Moises Jazman, Army • Sgt. Michael R. Weidemann, Army • PS3 Ronald A. Gill, Jr., Coast Guard • LtJG Francis L. Toner IV, Navy • PFC Kyle J. Coutu, Marine Corps • Sgt. Micahel F. Paranzino, Army • SPC Dennis C. Poulin, Army National Guard • L/Cpl Nicholas

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D. Schiavoni, Marine Corps • Sgt. Dennis P. Weichel, Jr., Army National Guard • L/Cpl Abraham Tarwoe, Marine Corps • SSg. Timoth R. McGill, Army National Guard • P. Andrew McKenna, Jr., Army

Erected 2005 by State of Rhode Island.

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

Location. 41° 49.821′ N, 71° 24.941′ W. Memorial is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Downtown Providence. It is at the intersection of Francis Street and Avenue of the Arts, on the right when traveling north on Francis Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 82 Smith St, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 4, 2023

2. Garden of Heroes Marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathanael Greene Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode Island State House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Site of Hardscrabble Riot 1824 (about 600 feet away); Waterplace Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seasonal Gathering (approx. ¼ mile away); Snowtown Riot 1831 (approx. ¼ mile away); Roger Williams National Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.