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Washington Hospital Center in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The National Veterans Christmas Tree

 
 
The National Veterans Christmas Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2023
1. The National Veterans Christmas Tree Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to those who served and those who will
 
Erected 1987 by The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 55.799′ N, 77° 0.657′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Washington Hospital Center. It can be reached from the intersection of 1st Street Northwest and Hospital Center Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands in the traffic circle to the immediate north of the VA Medical Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 50 Irving St NW, Washington DC 20422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:
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America's Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); All Veterans Garden (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pope John Paul II (approx. 0.4 miles away); Regulator House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sand Washer (approx. half a mile away); Sand Bin (approx. half a mile away); Filter Bed (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
The National Veterans Christmas Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2023
2. The National Veterans Christmas Tree Marker
The grounds feature DC VA MC, which stands for District of Columbia Veterans Administration Medical Center.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 22, 2026