Jacksonville in Onslow County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Onslow County 9/11 Memorial
Photographed by Kevin W., October 21, 2009
1. Onslow County 9/11 Memorial Marker
Dedicated July 4, 2003
Presented by The Fire Family Transport Foundation of the NYC Fire Department
For the 343 Firefighters who fought a Battle in New York City on September 11, 2001
To the Marines who honored them on the Battlefields of Iraq in the Spring of 2003
Gone but not forgotten
Leather Helmets Leathernecks
Semper Fidelis
Erected 2003 by the Fire Family Transport Foundation of the NYC Fire Department.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • War, 2nd Iraq. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.
Location. 34° 44.831′ N, 77° 24.861′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County. It can be reached from Montford Landing Road near Lejeune Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jacksonville NC 28540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montford Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Beirut Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Montford Point (about 700 feet away, measured
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Lejeune (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Kevin W., October 21, 2009
2. Onslow County 9/11 Memorial Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., October 21, 2009
3. Onslow County 9/11 Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,713 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on June 15, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
