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Near Nicholasville in Jessamine County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Korean War Memorial

1950 • 1953

— We Remember —

 
 
Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2024
1. Korean War Memorial
Inscription.

KIA 54246 • WIA 103284 • MIA 8177

Kentucky • 38400 Served

Dedicated 5-30-2011

 
Erected 2011 by Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 219, Lexington, Kentucky.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, Korean. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 37° 47.243′ N, 84° 36.226′ W. Memorial is near Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County. It can be reached from Danville Road. Marker is in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, near the flagpole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville KY 40356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Bluegrass Region and in Greater Lexington Area. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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
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and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Family Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Navy SEABEES (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated To Union Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Nelson National Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Camp Nelson National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); General William "Bull" Nelson (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nicholasville.
 
Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2024
2. Korean War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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