Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025
1. Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Marker
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 44.112′ N, 86° 35.334′ W. Monument is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Monroe Street Northwest. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 200 Monroe St NW, Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Purple Heart Monument (here, next to this marker); World War II - Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) (a few steps from this marker); Korean War / 1950-1953 (a few steps from this marker); ETO 1939-1945 / PTO 1941-1945 (a few steps from this marker); 1959-1975 / Vietnam War / Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Cold War-Global 1945- / Cold War-Germany 1945-1990 (a few steps from this marker); Gulf War-1991 / War on Terrorism (a few steps from this marker); World War II - European Theater of Operations (ETO) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Also see . . . The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Woody Williams Foundation website homepage (Submitted on June 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025
2. Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025
3. Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Homeland. Family. Patriot. Sacrifice.
If you are able
Save for them a place
inside of you.
And save one backward glance.
When you are leaving
for the place they can
no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say
you love them
though you may
or may not have always....
take what they have left
and what they have taught you
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
When men decide and feel safe.
To call the war insane,
Take one moment to embrace
Those gentle heroes
you left behind....
Major Michael Davis Donnell
Killed in Action
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025
4. Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
The cherished ideals of America and
Alabama is depicted in the etchings of the four distinct panels of the Monument.
From building rocket ships to reaching the stars to offering rest, Alabama's contributions to our HOMELAND are unique.
When an individual chooses to serve their homeland, their Family also serves. Families are large, and all, near and far, made up of relatives, friends and community members.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025
5. This monument honors Gold Star Families
and their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving
in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The silhouette of a saluting service member symbolizes the void created by their loss.
The four granite panels highlight the ideals shared by all who served Homeland, Family, Patriots, and sacrifice.
The American flag draped across all four panels unites those
ideals as one.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 24, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
