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Garden of Peace

 
 
Garden of Peace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
1. Garden of Peace Marker
Inscription.
To the eternal memory of the many Americans who gave their lives in the service of their country

Let us resolve that these honored dead shall not have died in vain. May their sacrifice live on in the minds of men.

Grant unto them O Lord eternal rest
ND 1971

Americans Believe
That each individual has a right to life, liberty, and happiness
That every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity, an obligation
That laws are made to be obeyed, that government is the servant of the people, not their master
That truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order
That a promise given is sacred and a man's word should be as good as his bond
That peace will come with man's triumph over envy

Americans Believe
That good character, not wealth and power will eventually access an individual’s worth
That unselfish deeds will set a man’s human soul free of life’s burdens
That service to God first, country and family will guide one’s decisions of where obligation begins
That charity and love will overcome hate and triumph over might
That life’s fulfillment comes from the giving of one’s self
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That death is merely the beginning of eternal happiness
 
Erected 1971 by Danville Memorial Gardens.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 35.315′ N, 79° 27.673′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Virginia. It can be reached from Church Avenue south of Riverside Drive (Business U.S. 58), on the left when traveling south. The Marker is located in Danville Memorial Gardens. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 510 Church Avenue, Danville VA 24540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southside Virginia and specifically in Central Virginia. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles
Garden of Peace image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
2. Garden of Peace
of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of All American Veterans (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flag Flying In Memory Of (about 500 feet away); Pro Patria (about 500 feet away); In remembrance of 9/11/2001 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647 (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Legion Memorial Post No. 325 Flag Poles (approx. 1.3 miles away); Reverend John Holcomb Forbes / Mrs. Mary Henry Nance Forbes (approx. 1.4 miles away); Memorial Drive (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
 
More about this memorial. "ND" stands for Niles Philip Daly, the longtime owner of Danville Memorial Gardens who supported many veteran-related causes prior to his death.
 
Americans Believe image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
3. Americans Believe
Americans Believe image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
4. Americans Believe
Garden of Peace Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
5. Garden of Peace Monument
Danville Memorial Gardens image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
6. Danville Memorial Gardens
The Marker, seen in the background, is one of several veterans' memorials located within Danville Memorial Gardens.
Garden of Peace Sculpture (Left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
7. Garden of Peace Sculpture (Left)
Garden of Peace Sculpture (right) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 7, 2024
8. Garden of Peace Sculpture (right)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 4, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.   7, 8. submitted on January 6, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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