Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Navy Memorial

Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024

1. Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the sailors and marines who honorably and faithfully serve our great nation in peace and war.

Erected 1997 by Navy Element, U.S. Space Command. Naval Reserve Center, Ft. Carson. Colorado Springs Council, Navy League, NMCB Seventeen.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 49.622′ N, 104° 47.769′ W. Memorial is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south. Veterans Memorial is at Memorial Park. Entrance is on the east side from South Union Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Colorado Springs CO 80910, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Marines Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Aerospace Defense Command Monument (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Ft. Carson's Fallen (a few steps from this marker); Submariner (a few steps from this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (a few steps from this marker); The Vietnam War 1959-1975 (a few steps from this marker); Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.

More about this memorial. To reach the marker, from the entrance
off Union Street, take a left at the end of the entrance road and turn left. Parking is on street to the right. Monuments are ahead. This monument is SW of the center Veterans Memorial

Navy Memorial contributor plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024

2. Navy Memorial contributor plaque

Navy Memorial closeup image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024

3. Navy Memorial closeup

Emblems left to right: United States Navy, The United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Merchant Marine

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.