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Jennings Township in Fort Jennings in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Combat Wounded Veterans

 
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker, Side One image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2023
1. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker, Side One
Inscription.
"Freedom Is Never Free"

Dedicated to our veterans

My lettering is red for the blood they shed. The metal I hear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind, maybe peace will come in my lifetime.
 
Erected 2022 by Eagle Scout Project: Braden Knippen.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 54.274′ N, 84° 17.786′ W. Memorial is in Fort Jennings, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is in Jennings Township. It is on North Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 N Water Street, Fort Jennings OH 45844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Jennings Wall Of Honor (here, next to this marker); On September 26, 1942 (here, next to this marker); Fort Jennings 12 Unknown Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Fort Jennings (within shouting distance of this marker); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Jennings (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Col. Jennings Post 715 Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jennings.
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2023
2. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker, Side Two
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2023
3. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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