Near Northwood in Worth County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Iraq and Afghanistan War
2001-20172018
Photographed by McGhiever, November 4, 2022
1. Iraq and Afghanistan War Marker
As this war continues yet today, the role of women has evolved. As soldiers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, women have done nearly as much in battle as their male counterparts. Women have patrolled streets with machine guns, served as gunners on vehicles, disposed of explosives, driven trucks down bomb-ridden roads and piloted helicopters during combat missions. An estimated 300,000 women in uniform have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Female service members have earned more than 10,000 combat action awards and Bronze Stars including posthumously receiving the Purple Heart, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • Women.
Location. 43° 26.71′ N, 93° 21.251′ W. Memorial is near Northwood, Iowa, in Worth County. It is at the intersection of Wheelerwood Road and County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north on Wheelerwood Road. The marker is at the Hartland Rest Area and Iowa Welcome Center, just south of the main building. Touch for map. Memorial is in this
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Regionally, this memorial is in North Iowa. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War / Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); The Civil War (here, next to this marker); Historic Northern Iowa / Carrie Lane Chapman Catt - (1859 - 1947) (within shouting distance of this marker); Minnesotas Roads / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 4.9 miles away in Minnesota); South Shell Rock Lutheran (approx. 5.6 miles away); Jefferson Highway Completion (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwood.
Photographed by McGhiever, November 4, 2022
2. The Marker (rightmost in background) at the Hartland Rest Area and Iowa Welcome Center
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
