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Sebring in Highlands County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Combat Wounded Veterans

 
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars

My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country’s way
to show they care
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.
Erected by Chapter #601 and Friends
and Members of Military Order of the Purple Heart

 
Erected by Chapter #601 and Friends and Members of Military Order of the Purple Heart.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 27° 29.887′ N, 81° 28.652′ W. Memorial is in Sebring, Florida, in Highlands County. It is at the intersection of Lakeview Drive and Highland Road, on the right when traveling north on Lakeview Drive. The marker is located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4250 Lakeview Drive, Sebring FL 33870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere,
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the Western World, and the Anglosphere. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Circle Theatre (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sebring, Florida (approx. 2.2 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.2 miles away); The George Sebring Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); Sadie Kahn Memorial Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Buckeye Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Roanoke Hotel (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Zachary Building (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sebring.
 
Combat Wounded Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 28, 2026