Central City in Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2022

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated on February 16, 2009 to our true heroes

Just as this wood has endured the passage of time, so do the veterans of the state of Arizona and throughout this great land. They symbolize the foundation of the freedom we enjoy each and every day. Without our veterans, our freedoms would not endure the passage of time. As a sign of our gratitude, we dedicate this memorial in the honor and memory of all veterans, past, present, and future. May God bless each and every veteran, and may God bless America.

Erected 2009.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 33° 26.887′ N, 112° 5.773′ W. Memorial is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Central City. It is on West Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1700 W Washington Street, Phoenix AZ 85007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Arizona’s Liberty Bell Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Arizona's War Heroes (within shouting distance of this marker); Eusebio Francisco Kino (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Navajo Code Talkers (about 400 feet away); Arizona's Pioneer Women (about 400 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2022

2. Veterans Memorial

The veterans memorial on the Capitol Mall consists of three flagpoles (with the U.S.A., POW/MIA, and Arizona state flags), two pieces of petrified wood, and this marker. The memorial replaced an earlier flagpole that was damaged in 2008.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.