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Brownstown in Fayette County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Freedom is not Free

In memory of our fallen comrades

 
 
Freedom is not Free Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
1. Freedom is not Free Memorial
Inscription.

Freedom is not free

In memory of our fallen comrades
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 59.756′ N, 88° 56.875′ W. Memorial is in Brownstown, Illinois, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of East Oak Street and South Chestnut Street on East Oak Street. The memorial is at VFW Brownstown. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brownstown IL 62418, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brownstown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tipi (approx. 5.1 miles
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away); American Indians Uses of the Buffalo (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Hogan (approx. 5.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownstown.
 
Freedom is not Free Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
2. Freedom is not Free Memorial
Freedom is not Free Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
3. Freedom is not Free Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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