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U.S. Army Defenders of Freedom Memorial

 
 
Defenders of Freedom Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024
1. Defenders of Freedom Memorial Marker
Inscription. In proud memory of those members of the United States Army who died in defense of freedom.
 
Erected by United States of America War Office.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 37° 53.687′ N, 85° 57.432′ W. Memorial is in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in Hardin County. It is on Stithton Circle, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Knox KY 40122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stithton, Kentucky (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Post Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away); US Army Armor Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Visitor's House (approx. 0.3 miles away); M60A1 Tank
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(approx. half a mile away); US Army ROTC Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Post Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Patrick's Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Knox.
 
U.S. Army Defenders of Freedom Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024
2. U.S. Army Defenders of Freedom Memorial
U.S. Army Defenders of Freedom Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024
3. U.S. Army Defenders of Freedom Memorial
Marker is to the left of the stone identifying Stithton Circle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2026, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2026, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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