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To Our Fallen Heroes

 
 
To Our Fallen Heroes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025
1. To Our Fallen Heroes Marker
Inscription.
VFW 8691 Amvets 1213 dedicates this memorial to our fallen heroes. Men and women who have placed themselves in harm's way so that we can walk free. A grateful america will never forget your service and sacrifice.
 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars 8691.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 25.599′ N, 74° 10.125′ W. Memorial is in Washingtonville, New York, in Orange County. It is on West Main Street (New York State Route 94) west of South Street ( Route 208), on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Beterans Square in front of the municipal parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washingtonville NY 10992, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Honor (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named In Honor (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named In Honor (here, next to this marker); Moffat Library (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument (about 500 feet away); World War I Plaque (about 500 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Duane W. Mays (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washingtonville.
 
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Veterans Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025
2. Veterans Square
Fallen Heroes marker is the first on the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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