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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 29, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
"All Gave Some, Some Gave All"
Dedicated to the Veterans of
Rising Sun
Who Bravely Served with Honor
And Distinction in War and Peace

(Rear of Monument):
They have Provided the "Freedom"
You and I Enjoy Everyday
Freedom is Free - But Not Without Cost

Dedicated in 2005 by
American Legion Post #194

 
Erected 2005 by American Legion Post #194.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 41.897′ N, 76° 3.766′ W. Memorial is in Rising Sun, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Queen Street and E Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Queen Street. Marker is located in front of the Rising Sun Town Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 E Main St, Rising Sun MD 21911, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard.
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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Legion Post 194 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Nottingham Academy (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Nottingham Lots (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named West Nottingham Academy (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named West Nottingham Academy (approx. 2.1 miles away); This Tablet is in Commemoration (approx. 2.1 miles away); Richards Oak (approx. 2.4 miles away); Parker Kidnapping & Rescue (approx. 3 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rising Sun.
 
Veterans Memorial - rear of marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 29, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial - rear of marker
Veterans Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 29, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
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