Near Triangle in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Iron Mike

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

1. Iron Mike Marker - Northwest Face

Inscription.
(Northwest face)
1775 Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
6th Machine Gun Battalion
United States Marines
who gave their lives for their Country
in the World War in 1918.

(West face)
             1775 Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
                       6th Regiment
                United States Marines
    who gave their lives for their Country
              in the World War in 1918.

(Southwest face)
             1775

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Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
                        5th Regiment
                United States Marines
    who gave their lives for their Country
             in the World War in 1918.

(South face)
Commissioned and Donated
                       by
Patrick F. Taylor, Cpl, USMCR
     New Orleans, Lousiana

Erected by Patrick F. Taylor, Cpl, USMCR, of New Orleans, LA.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 38° 32.654′ N,

Iron Mike Marker - West Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

2. Iron Mike Marker - West Face

77° 20.514′ W. Memorial is near Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Semper Fidelis Way. Marker is located near the front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. It is located in the Southwest corner of the parking lot, to the left as you are looking at the museum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Triangle VA 22172, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan

Iron Mike Marker - Southwest Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

3. Iron Mike Marker - Southwest Face

Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Iron Mike Marker - South Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

4. Iron Mike Marker - South Face

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col John R. Bates (a few steps from this marker); Cpl Don Weber (within shouting distance of this marker); Col Wally Campbell (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); 22nd Marines WWII (within shouting distance of this marker); TBS Class 4-69 KIA (within shouting distance of this marker); LtCol Lew Dement USMC (within shouting distance of this marker);

Iron Mike Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

5. Iron Mike Marker

The National Museum of the Marine Corps is in the background.

The Marine Corps League (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.

Regarding Iron Mike. Iron Mike is a replica of "Crusading for Right", located in the Quantico Marine Corps Base, near the town of Quantico.

Also see . . . Crusading for Right Marker. Includes a brief history of the original marker. (Submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

6. Iron Mike

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

7. Iron Mike

Name on statue's left foot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

8. Name on statue's left foot

Le Val d'Osne is the foundry where the original statue was cast. Le Val d'Osne was located in Osne-Le-Val, in the so-called "iron triangle" in Champagne-Ardenne, located in the northeast of France, bordering Belgium.

Name on statue's right foot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., October 2, 2007

9. Name on statue's right foot

Charles Raphael Peyre (France, 1872-1949) is the original statue's sculptor.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,698 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.