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Mount Pleasant in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Combat Wounded Veterans

 
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, May 20, 2023
1. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker
Inscription.

Dedicated To All Men and Women Wounded in All our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans

Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 – 1932


My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.

 
Erected by South Carolina Military Order of the Purple Heartr.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
 
Location. 32° 47.431′ N, 79° 54.294′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Memorial is on Patriots Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant SC 29464, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Talos Missile (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Men on the USS Laffey DD-724 (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriots Point Vietnam Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Three Memorial (about 400 feet away);
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South Carolina Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 400 feet away); USS Yorktown (CV-10) Aircraft Carrier (about 600 feet away); Clamagore (SS-343) (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S.S. Laffey (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Pleasant.
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, May 20, 2023
2. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker
Seen here at the base of the flagpole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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