Peñuelas in Municipio de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Monumento al Soldado Caído
[Fallen Soldier Memorial]
A nuestros soldados caidos en defensa de la libertad y la democracia
Peñolanos caidos en combate durante conflictos belicos
Pedro Díaz Velázquez, Korea, 2 de diciembre de 1950 • Ramón Santiago Rosario, Korea, 6 de febrero de 1951 • Juan Santiago (Cole), Korea, 4 de junio de 1951 • Marino Quirindongo Rodríguez, Korea, 16 de diciembre de 1951 • Asbert Díaz Hernández, Korea, 19 de diciembre de 1951 • Andrés Hernández Santiago, Korea, 16 de febrero de 1952 • Fernando Piña Cáliz, Korea, 17 de abril de 1953 • Hernán Estrada Costas, Vietnam, 4 de diciembre de 1965 • Leslie I. Morales Lucca, Vietnam, 2 de julio de 1966 • Rodrigo Velázquez Feliciano, Vietnam, 3 de marzo de 1968 • Anselmo Santiago Arroyo, Vietnam, 2 de julio de 1969 • Ramón A. Acevedo Aponte, Irak, 26 de octubre de 2005
To our soldiers who fell in defense of freedom and democracy
Peñuelans who have fallen in combat during armed conflicts
Pedro Díaz Velázquez, Korea, December 2, 1950 • Ramón Santiago Rosario, Korea, February 6, 1951 • Juan Santiago (Cole), Korea, June 4, 1951 • Marino Quirindongo Rodríguez, Korea, December 16, 1951 • Asbert Díaz Hernández, Korea, December 19, 1951 • Andrés Hernández Santiago, Korea, February 16, 1952 • Fernando Piña Cáliz, Korea, April 17, 1953 • Hernán Estrada Costas, Vietnam, December 4, 1965 • Leslie I. Morales Lucca, Vietnam, July 2, 1966 • Rodrigo Velázquez Feliciano, Vietnam, March 3, 1968 • Anselmo Santiago Arroyo, Vietnam, July 2, 1969 • Ramón A. Acevedo Aponte, Iraq, October 26, 2005
Erected 1964 by Instituto de Cultura Puertorrequeña.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 18° 3.429′ N, 66° 43.329′ W. Marker is in Peñuelas in Municipio de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Memorial is on Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera (Puerto Rico Route 132) north of Calle Pedro Velázquez Díaz (Puerto Rico Route 383), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera 604, Penuelas PR 00624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Monumento al Soldado Caído (within shouting distance of this marker); Leyenda del Río Guayanés (within shouting distance of this marker); El Güiro (within shouting distance of this marker); El Flamboyán (within shouting distance of this marker); Ángel Pacheco Alvarado (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuente Tipo "Bizcocho" (within shouting distance of this marker); La Locomotora "La Negra Cocola" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mariano Quiñones (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peñuelas.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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