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East Haven Veterans Monument

 
 
East Haven Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
1. East Haven Veterans Monument
Inscription.
Keep Forever
Living The
Freedos For
Which They
Served

Let None Forget
They Gave Their All
And Faltered Not
When Came The Call

Erected By
East Haven Town Green
Restoration Committee
American Legion Post 89
American Legion Post 175
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2090
To The Veterans Of All Wars
Dedicated May 30, 1988

 
Erected 1988 by the East Haven Town Green Restoration Committee, American Legion Post 89, American Legion Post 175, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2090.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 16.561′ N, 72° 52.077′ W. Monument is in East Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in The Centre. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 100) and Hemingway Avenue ( Route 142), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Located on the East Haven Town Green. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: East Haven CT 06512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: East Haven World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); East Haven World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Edward "Jack" Jackowicz Sr.
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(within shouting distance of this marker); East Haven Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Theodore Roosevelt Oak (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9/11 Memorial (about 300 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (about 300 feet away); Marquis de Lafayette Encampment (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Haven.
 
Additional keywords. Veterans
 
East Haven Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
2. East Haven Veterans Monument
East Haven Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
3. East Haven Veterans Monument
East Haven Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
4. East Haven Veterans Monument
East Haven Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
5. East Haven Veterans Monument
Marker Next to the Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 1, 2010
6. Marker Next to the Flagpole
In Memory Of
L/Cpl. Richard J. Wolcheski
Killed In Action
Vietnam Feb. 28, 1966
Dedicated May 27, 1985
By Town of East Haven
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 752 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 10, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 12, 2026