Yauco Pueblo in Municipio de Yauco, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura
[Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial]
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
1. Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura Marker
Dedicamos este monumento a nuestros veteranos yaucanos y a todos los soldados patriotas puertorriqueρos de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura que lucharon en el frente de batalla junto a las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos de Norte America en defensa de la democracia, justicia, libertad y la paz. Por su heroismo les fue otorgada la prestigiosa Medalla de Corazon Purpura.
We dedicate this monument to our Yaucano veterans and to all the patriotic Puerto Rican soldiers of the Purple Heart Military Order who fought on the front lines alongside the armed forces of the United States of North America in defense of democracy, justice, freedom and peace. For their heroism they were awarded the prestigious Purple Heart Medal.
Erected by Municipio de Yauco.
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. 18° 2.028′ N, 66° 50.981′
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Regionally, this memorial is on Puerto Rico’s Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, in in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura (here, next to this marker); Monumento a los Veteranos (within shouting distance of this marker); Arturo Lluberas Rodriguez de la Seda (within shouting distance of this marker); Historia (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Boulevard Brigadier General Mihiel Gilormini (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Edificio Neoclαsico (approx. 6.3 kilometers away); En Memoria de Todos los Veteranos de la Guerra del Golfo Persico (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); En Memoria de Todos los Veteranos de Vietnam (approx. 6.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yauco.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
2. Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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