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Frankenmuth in Saginaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Korean Service Memorial

 
 
Korean Service Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
1. Korean Service Memorial
Inscription. Front:
Dedicated to all Korean Service Veterans who served in defense of the Korean Peninsula and to all who made the ultimate sacrifice from June 25, 1950 to present.

We Remember the Forgotten War
Korean War         Korea Defense
  1950 1953            1953 to present

They Served. They Fought. They Died.
And Received Neither
Their Country's Glory nor
their Country's Compassion.

Dedicated to their Memory by those who served with them.

North Face:
We pray grant them courage when times are bleak. Grant them strength when they feel weak. Grant them comfort when they feel all alone. And most of all, please bring them home. We will never forget.

South Face:
Freedom is not free.
Michigan died in Action: 4,736
U.S. POWs: 7,286
U.S. Missing: 9,786
U.S. Died as Prisoners: 2,847
U.S. Died in Action: 36,574
 
Erected by Frankenmuth Saginaw Chapter 251, Korean War Veterans Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 43° 19.088′ N, 83° 44.127′ W. Memorial is in Frankenmuth, Michigan, in Saginaw County. It can be reached
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from Weiss Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Michigan Heroes Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1250 Weiss Street, Frankenmuth MI 48734, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Remember the Liberty (here, next to this marker); Michigan War on Terror Memorial (a few steps from this marker); F-86 Saberjet (within shouting distance of this marker); Silent Night Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant (approx. 0.6 miles away); Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michigan's German Settlers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Zehnder’s (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankenmuth.
 
Korean Service Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
2. Korean Service Memorial
Korean Service Memorial - North Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
3. Korean Service Memorial - North Face
Korean Service Memorial - South Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
4. Korean Service Memorial - South Face
Korean Service Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 6, 2024
5. Korean Service Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.   5. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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