Marion in Williamson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Grateful Appreciation of All Those Who Served

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2024

1. In Grateful Appreciation of All those Who Served Marker

Inscription.
In grateful appreciation of all those who served and sacrificed in our nation's Middle East wars.

Erected by VFW Post 1301.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 37° 45.314′ N, 88° 55.769′ W. Memorial is in Marion, Illinois, in Williamson County. It is on E. Longstreet Rd. near Il St. Rt 37, on the right when traveling east. Marion VFW Post 1301. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 E Longstreet Rd, Marion IL 62959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Veterans Living Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Monument (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Goddard Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dedicated to All Veteran in all Wars (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marion History (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bob Butler Biography (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2024

2. In Grateful Appreciation of All those Who Served Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.