Downtown in Anchorage, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Veterans Memorial

War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

1. War Memorial

Inscription.
Presented to
City of Anchorage
by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
In honor of those who answered the call
to arms in defense of their country.
Dedicated Memorial Day 1958

Erected 1958 by Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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

Location. 61° 12.791′ N, 149° 54.049′ W. Memorial is in Anchorage, Alaska. It is in Downtown. It is on I Street north of 10th Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Delaney Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 950 I Street, Anchorage AK 99501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

in the Prince William Sound,

and in Southcentral Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Anchorage Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Alaskan Roll of Honored Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Anchorage Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin Luther King, Jr. Living Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Freedom Tree (about 500 feet away); Oscar Gill House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Commemorating the Visit of Pope John Paul II (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anchorage.

View from War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

2. View from War Memorial

Looking east

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.