Valentine in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

VFW Centennial Plaza

Photographed by Michael W. Kruse, July 27, 2015

1. VFW Centennial Plaza Marker

Inscription. VFW Centennial Plaza is dedicated to America's brave men and women who have and are currently serving in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
"Freedom is not Free."
A grateful nation thanks you.

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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

Location. 39° 4.028′ N, 94° 35.426′ W. Memorial is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Valentine. It is on Broadway Boulevard north of 34th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 406 West 34th Street, Kansas City MO 64111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in 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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Citizen - Soldier (here, next to this marker); National Headquarters Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Flaven/Browne Building Complex (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Queen Anne Row Houses (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hostess Brands (approx. 0.4 miles away); Southland Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Golf Course in Kansas City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles Carroll Spalding (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

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