Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Purple Heart Monument

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 21, 2025

1. Purple Heart Monument

Inscription.
All Gave Some....Some Gave All

My stone is red for
the blood they shed
The medal I bear
is my Country’s way
to show they care
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.

Erected by Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 2201 Huntsville Alabama.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 34° 44.11′ N, 86° 35.333′ W. Monument is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Monroe Street Northwest. The memorial is located along the Patriots Walkway in the Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 200 Monroe Street 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

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial 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); 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); ETO 1939-1945 / PTO 1941-1945 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 24, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.