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Freedom Is Not Free

Semper Fidelis

— United States Marine Corps —

 
 
Freedom Is Not Free Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
1. Freedom Is Not Free Marker
Inscription.
'Til The Last Landings Are Made
And We Stand Unafraid
On A Shore Which No Mortal Has Seen.
'Til The Last Bugle Call
Plays Taps For Us All,
Semper Fidelis, Marine.


This memorial is dedicated to the
memory of those Marines who
went before, and all those who
will follow.

From the Halls of Montezuma
to the Shores of Tripoli...


War of Independence • War of 1812 • Civil War • Spanish-American War • World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam • Desert Storm • Iraq • Afghanistan

U.S.M.C.
1775 - 1975
Semper Fidelis

 
Erected by Chesty Puller Detachment Marine Corps League.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 8.042′ N, 81° 29.101′ W. Memorial is in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in Summit County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Broad Boulevard and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east on Broad Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2014 2nd St, Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and 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: Cuyahoga Falls Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial
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(about 400 feet away); Crossroads (about 500 feet away); Pilgrim Church (about 500 feet away); A Brief History of The Clock (about 500 feet away); History of the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Bell (about 600 feet away); Welcome To Cuyahoga Falls (about 700 feet away); Front Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuyahoga Falls.
 
Freedom Is Not Free Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
2. Freedom Is Not Free Marker
Freedom Is Not Free Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
3. Freedom Is Not Free Marker
Freedom Is Not Free Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
4. Freedom Is Not Free Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 22, 2026