Rockville in Vernon in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023

1. Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Memorial

Inscription.
These granite markers are a tribute to the courageous men and women who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and all members of the US Armed Forces who keep our borders safe at home and abroad

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq

Erected 2019.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 41° 52.034′ N, 72° 26.935′ W. Memorial is in Vernon in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Rockville. It is on Park Place east of Elm Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 Park Pl, Vernon Rockville CT 06066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 Tolland County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Vernon Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Vernon Korean War Monument (here, next to this marker); Vernon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vernon (within shouting distance of this marker); Cogswell Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); American Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fitch Mill, Belding Silk Mills & Dart's Stone Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fox Hill Tower - War Memorial Tower (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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