Cheltenham in Rosaryville in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

— Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932 —

Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2026

1. Purple Heart Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the recipients of the nation's oldest military decoration the Purple Heart

My stone is red for
The blood they shed.
The medal I bear
Is my country's way
To show they care.
If I could be seen
By all mankind
Maybe peace will
Come in my lifetime.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
for he to-day who sheds his blood with me
shall be my brother

Erected by Department of Maryland, Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 38° 44.002′ N, 76° 49.861′ W. Memorial is in Rosaryville, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is in Cheltenham. It can be reached from the intersection of Crain Highway (U.S. 301) and Cherry Tree Crossing Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11501 Crain Hwy, Brandywine MD 20613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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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 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: Louis Sheir Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Display (within shouting distance of this marker); House of Reformation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church of the Atonement, 1875 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cheltenham United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Airy (approx. 2.3 miles away); Stables/Tack House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bellefields (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rosaryville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2026

2. Purple Heart Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2026

3. Purple Heart Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.