Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

United States Air Force Memorial

Florence Veterans Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

1. United States Air Force Memorial

Inscription.
(front)
Let this monument serve as a reminder of the men and women who have served in our nation’s Air Force. Their loyalty and their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

(rear) "To all who wore the Air Force Blue
To all the men and women who,
though gone before us, live on still
in memory upon this hill.
We gratefully salute you."

Verse 5
USAF Memorial Poem
by Lolete Barlow

Erected 2011 by Brown Memorials of Florence, South Carolina.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 34° 11.084′ N, 79° 50.058′ W. Memorial is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It can be reached from South Woody Jones Boulevard 0.3 miles north of David H. McLeod Boulevard. Florence Veterans Park can be reached from the far south parking lot of the Florence Civic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Florence SC 29501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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: US Coast Guard Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Marine Corps League of Florence, SC (a few steps from this marker); Korea (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood Oak Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Arizona Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Merchant Marine Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Photographed by Dave W, May 7, 2023

2. United States Air Force Memorial

Inscription on the rear face of the Memorial.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

3. United States Air Force Memorial

Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

4. Dedication Plaque

Florence Veterans Park All Branches of Service Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

5. Florence Veterans Park All Branches of Service Monument

Florence Veterans Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020

6. Florence Veterans Park Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on May 8, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.