Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Welcome Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023

1. Welcome Home Marker

Inscription. Iraq • Afghanistan • Kuwait

Welcome home all veterans

United States Army • United States Air Force • United States Marine Corps • United States Coast Guard 1790 • United States Navy

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 41° 5.636′ N, 85° 14.677′ W. Memorial is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It can be reached from O Day Road 0.3 miles north of Yellow River Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2122 O Day Rd, Fort Wayne IN 46818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Purple Heart Tribute Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Allen County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); DAV Chapter #40 Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forty et Eight (about 500 feet away); Arcola, Indiana (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023

2. Welcome Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.