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West New York in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lest We Forget

 
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 12, 2023
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Inscription.
North Africa
Sicily – Cassino
Normandy – Omaha
South France
St. Lo – Ardennes
Battle of the Bulge
Bastogne – Remagen
V.E. Day 1945

Pearl Harbor
Bataan – Corregidor
Coral Sea – Midway
Guadalcanal – Tarawa
Saipan – Guam – Tinian
Leyte – Lingayen Gulf
Iwo Jima – Okinawa
V.J. Day 1945

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 46.967′ N, 74° 0.631′ W. Memorial is in West New York, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is at the intersection of JFK Blvd E and 54th Street, on the right when traveling north on JFK Blvd E. Located in West New York Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: West New York NJ 07093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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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 walking distance of this marker: 150th Anniversary of the Constitution Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Cuban Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); West New York War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); West New York Veterans Memorial Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas M. Donnnelly (about 400 feet away); Constitution Sesqui-Centennial Anniversary Trees (about 400 feet away); Cuba Freedom Memorial (about 400 feet away); West New York Korean Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West New York.
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 12, 2023
2. Lest We Forget Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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