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Parsippany Veterans Memorial

 
 
Parsippany Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 17, 2023
1. Parsippany Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
"This memorial honors all American veterans
who, although separated by generations,
shared a common undeniable goal, to
valiantly protect our country’s freedom.

The memories of our American veterans
will continue to live on, whenever and
wherever democracy exists.

The American veteran is forever a symbol of
heroism, sacrifice, loyalty and freedom."

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Parsippany Veterans
Memorial Committee

Lawrence Horyd, Chairman *
Bernard J. McElwee, Co-Chairman
John F. Carey, Secretary *
Robert J. Hughes, Treasurer *
William B. Clark *
William J. DeGrosky
Howard G. Letts
Jose M. Mojica, Jr.
Paul R. Narey *
John W. Rudd *
James J. Vigilante
-------
Mimi Letts, Mayor

Memorial dedicated
September 20, 2003

* Charter Member

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In Honor of NASA Astronaut
and Parsippany native

Dr. Garrett Reisman

Two missions to the International Space Station
March 11, 2008 aboard Space Station Endeavour
May 14, 2010 aboard Space Station Atlantis

Spent 107 days in space and performed 3 spacewalks

 
Erected by Parsippany Veterans Memorial Committee.
 
Topics. This memorial
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is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceMilitary. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 2008.
 
Location. 40° 51.92′ N, 74° 24.645′ W. Memorial is in Parsippany, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 46 and Vail Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 46. Located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1839 US 46, Parsippany NJ 07054, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Livingston – Benedict House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Troy Historic District (approx. 1.3
Parsippany Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 17, 2023
2. Parsippany Veterans Memorial
miles away); Beaverwyck (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mountain Lakes Railroad Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mountain Lakes World War I Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mountain Lakes World War II Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Mayors Park (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parsippany.
 
Parsippany Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 17, 2023
3. Parsippany Veterans Memorial
Parsippany Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 17, 2023
4. Parsippany Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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