Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Armed Forces Memorial

— City of Norfolk —

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 4, 2007

1. Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Inscription.
The Armed Forces Memorial is located here on a river that has for more than 200 years carried servicemen off to war and returned them home to loved ones. Within the Memorial are 20 inscriptions from letters written home by U.S. service members who lost their lives in war. The letters have been cast in thin sheets of bronze and are scattered across the Memorial as if blown there by the wind. From the Revolutionary War through the Gulf War each conflict is represented.

Revolutionary War 1775–1783 • War of 1812 1812–1815 • Civil War 1861–1865 • World War I 1917–1918 • World War II 1941–1945 • Korean War 1950–1953 • Vietnam 1962–1975 • Gulf War 1990–1991

Caution: The Memorial contains bronze letters protruding from the walk. Please watch your step and show appropriate respect. Adults should accompany children, and no pets please.

Erected by City of Norfolk.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Norfolk Heritage Cannonball Trail series list.

Location. 36° 50.774′ N, 76° 17.74′ W. Memorial

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is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Town Point Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Waterside Drive and Boush Avenue, on the right when traveling south. This marker sits in Town Point Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Waterside Dr, Norfolk VA 23510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Battle of Ironclad Ships, 1862 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Armed Forces Memorial

Armed Forces Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022

2. Armed Forces Memorial

(within shouting distance of this marker); Half Moone Fort, 1673 (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Waterfront Revitalization (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (within shouting distance of this marker); The “Apprentice” (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cedar (about 400 feet away); Surveying the Land & Sea (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

More about this memorial. This marker is part of the Norfolk Heritage Cannonball Trail

Also see . . .
1. Armed Forces Memorial in Norfolk. (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Mary Margaret Ware of Memphis, Tn, U.s..)
2. Armed Forces Memorial in Norfolk. This link includes photos of the park area next to the Elizabeth River and photos of three inscribed bronze letters from soldiers (out of the twenty total letters). (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Mary Margaret Ware of Memphis, Tn, U.s..)