Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial
2001 - 2011
Honoring
the men and women from Paterson
who served and died
Spec 4 Farid Flazzouzi US Army June 14 2007 KIA Sgt Christian Bueno Galdos US Army May 11, 2009 N.C. Spec 4 Gil Mercado US Army April 13, 2003 N.C.
Erected 2012 by Paterson Veterans Council.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 40° 54.702′ N, 74° 11.31′ W. Memorial is in Paterson, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is on McBride Avenue (Route 639) west of Dayton Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Paterson NJ 07501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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: Women's Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bernard F. Armitage Memorial (here, next to this marker); Deceased Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Paterson Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Spanish American War Medal of Honor Memorial (here, next to this marker); Operation Enduring Freedom (a few steps from this marker); For God and Country
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 32 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
