North Ridgeville in Lorain County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026
1. Korean War Marker
Battle Deaths: 36,574
We didn't do much talking,
we didn't raise a fuss.
But Korea really happened
so please-remember us.
We all just did our duty
but we didn't win or lose.
A victory was denied us
but we didn't get to choose.
We all roasted in the summer
in winter, we damn near froze.
Walking back from near the yalu
with our blackened frozen toes.
Like the surf the chinese kept coming
with their bugles in the night.
We fired into their masses
praying for the morning light.
All of us just had to be there
and so many of us died.
But now we're all but half forgotten
no one remembers how we tried.
We grow fewer with the years now
and we still don't raise a fuss.
But korea really happened
so please-remember us.
-Lt. Cmdr. (Ret.) Roberto J. Prinselaar, U.S. Coast Guard
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 41° 23.081′ N, 82° 1.079′ W. Memorial is in North Ridgeville, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is at the intersection of Bainbridge Road and Avon-Beldon Road (Ohio Route 83), on the right
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); WWII (here, next to this marker); Gulf War (here, next to this marker); Western Union Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); Spanish American War (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror (a few steps from this marker); Civil War (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Ridgeville.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026
2. Korean War Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
