Freedom Park in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

U.S. Marine Corps

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

1. U.S. Marine Corps Marker (front side)

Inscription.
(front)
The members of the Marine Corps League, Charlotte Detachment 750, remember with honor the service and sacrifices of their fellow Marines past and present. Since November 10, 1775 U.S. Marines have been the front-line, first-responder warriors of this great nation. Fighting in every clime and place, in the words of our Marine Hymn, Marines have fought on the sea, on the land, and in the air, to destroy the enemies of freedom, and preserve the sacred values of American liberty, from the Revolutionary battles of 1775 to 1781, from the shores of Tripoli in 1805, to the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, from the halls of Montezuma in 1847, to Fort Fisher in 1865, from the Spanish American War to the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I, where they earned the moniker "Devil Dogs", Marines have fought gallantly, and many have died, to advance the cause of freedom for all mankind. The Marine battles of World War II will ring out in the hall of heroism for all time. From Guadalcanal to Tarawa, from Peleliu to Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines honed fighting ferocity to a razor's edge fine art in the defense of country. After Iwo Jima,

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"Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue" became synonymous with leatherdecks in combat. Without U.S. Marines in Korea in 1950, South Korea would have fallen to the Communist North. From the Pusan Perimeter to the Chosin Reservoir, Marines repulsed and destroyed the enemy hordes to help save another nation to live in freedom. In the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Lebanon, Marines have helped to bring stability and peace to troubled nations. In the Republic of Viet Nam, marines fought valiantly as their fathers and uncles before them in World War II and Korea to help save a nation. From Chu Lai and Da Nang, to Khe Sanh, Hue and Con Thien, U.S. Marines fought bravely to help save South Viet Nam until America ordered them to return home. And in the battle for Fallujah in Iraq, and the battles in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, Marines of today have fought with the same tenacity and skill that has been the hallmark of marines since 1775. America can rest easy at night, as long as the United States Marines are guarding her gates. Semper Fidelis (rear) "Uncommon valor was a common virtue"

Tribute from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
To

U.S. Marine Corps Marker (back side). Freedom Park Lake in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

2. U.S. Marine Corps Marker (back side). Freedom Park Lake in the background

the Marines who fought & fell at Iwo Jima
19 February — 26 March, 1945
Inscribed on the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Arlington, Virginia

Erected 2013 by The Marine Corps League Charlotte Detachment 750.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 1775.

Location. 35° 11.444′ N, 80° 50.645′ W. Memorial is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Freedom Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Lilac Road, on the left when traveling south. Located along the walking trail north of Freedom Park Lake, just downhill from Mahlon Adams Pavilion. Access via the west parking lot or street parking along Princeton Ave to the south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2435 Cumberland Ave, Charlotte NC 28203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also 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

U.S. Marine Corps Marker. Mahlon Adams Pavilion up slope in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

3. U.S. Marine Corps Marker. Mahlon Adams Pavilion up slope in the background

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: Freedom Park (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Herbert Spaugh, Bishop (within shouting distance of this marker); D-Day Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Trees Charlotte (within shouting distance of this marker); C.B.I. (within shouting distance of this marker); Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Gerald R. Ford (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Freedom Park (about 400 feet away); The North Carolina Liberty Tree (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.