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Gurabo in Municipio de Gurabo, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

Soldado Gurabeño

[The Guraboan Soldier]

 
 
Soldado Gurabeño Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
1. Soldado Gurabeño Marker
Inscription.  
El pueblo de Gurabo y su administracion municipio le rinden un merecido reconocimiento a todos esos valerosos hombres que con un elevado sentido de responsabilidad patriotica y ciudadana, sirvieron con orgullo, valentia y heroismo en las distintas ramas de la vida militar.

Teniendo una destacada participacion en los diferentes escenarios de guerra a los que han sido llamados, portando honrosamente el uniforme de nuestro glorioso ejercito aun a costa de so propia vida.

El soldado puertorriqueño ha sido una digna representacion de coraje y fidelidad defendiendo los posulados de la justicia, la libertad y la democracia.

[English translation:]
The people of Gurabo and its municipal administration give a well-deserved recognition to all those brave men and women who, with a high sense of patriotic and civic responsibility, served with pride, bravery and heroism in the different branches of military life.

With outstanding participation in different wars in which they have served honorably wearing the uniform of our army even laying down their lives.

The Puerto Rican soldier has been a worthy representation
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of courage and fidelity defending the postulates of justice, freedom and democracy.
 
Erected 2006 by Municipio de Gurabo, Hon. Victor M. ORtiz Diaz, Alcalde.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 18° 15.289′ N, 65° 58.283′ W. Memorial is in Gurabo in Municipio de Gurabo, Puerto Rico. It is at the intersection of Calle Andrés Arús Rivera (Puerto Rico Route 189) and Bulevar Carlos Tosa González, on the right when traveling west on Calle Andrés Arús Rivera. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Calle Andrés Arús Rivera 17, Gurabo PR 00778, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Eastern Region and in the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers
Soldado Gurabeño Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
2. Soldado Gurabeño Marker
of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldados Gurabeños Fallecidos en Combate (here, next to this marker); Luis del Carmen Echevarria Delgado (within shouting distance of this marker); Luis A. Ferré Aguayo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jaime Serrano Dávila (about 500 feet away); Lcdo. Ángel Viera Martínez (about 600 feet away); In Memoriam (approx. 6 kilometers away); Monumento a los Muertos y Desaparecidos en Acción (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); In Memoria de Todos Los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea (approx. 6.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gurabo.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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