Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sarasota VA National Cemetery

Sarasota National Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 6, 2024

1. Sarasota National Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of all the patriotic men and women who answered their country's call to service.

George W. Bush
President of the United States

James B. Peake
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

William F. Tuerk
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
National Cemetery Administration

Erected 2008.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 27° 14.853′ N, 82° 22.925′ W. Memorial is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County. It is on Veterans Boulevard south of State Road 72, on the right when traveling south. In front of the Public Information / Administration Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9810 State Rd 72, Sarasota FL 34241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Military Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sarasota VA National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedicated to Those That Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coast Guard Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Third Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of all Knights of Columbus (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sky Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korea 1951 - 1953 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sarasota.

Also see . . . Sarasota National Cemetery. National Cemetery Administration (Submitted on February 14, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 46 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 13, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.