Bloomfield in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lest We Forget
Photographed by James True, August 13, 2011
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Listing of military actions and dates
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Indian Wars (1789-1898)
Franco-American Naval War (1798-1800)
Barbary Wars (1801-05, 1815)
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Marquesas Islands (1814)
West Indies (1822-1825)
Sumatra (1832)
Texas War of Independence (1835-1836)
Mexican War (1846-1848)
China (1854-1859)
Fiji (USS Merimack) (1855)
Cortina War/Texas Border (1859-1860)
Civil War (1861-1865)
Japan (1863)
Formosa (1867)
Mexico (1870)
Korea (1871)
Spanish American War (1898)
Samoa (1899)
Philippines War (1899-1901)
China/Boxer Rebellion (1900)
Moro Campaigns (1902-06, 1913)
Dominican Republic (1904, 1916-1924)
Mexico Border (1911-1919)
Nicaragua (1912)
Vera Cruz (1914)
Haiti (1915-1920)
Mexico Punitive Expedition (1916)
World War I (1917-1918)
North Russia Expedition (1918-1919)
Siberia Expedition (1918-1920)
Yangtze Service, China (1921-1941)
Nicaragua (1927-1933)
North Atlantic Naval War (1941)
World War II (1941-1946)
Trieste/Italy (1945-1947)
Chinese Civil War (1946-1949)
Cold War Germany (1946-1985)
Korean War (1950-1953)
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D. M. Z. (1955-1979)
Lebanon (1958)
Bay of Pigs (1961)
Laos (1961-1962), (1964-1973)
Vietnam War (1964-1973)
Cuba (1962)
Panama Canal Riots (1964)
Dominican Republic (1965-1966)
Korea (1968-1969)
USS Liberty off Israel (1967)
Mayaguez-Cambodia Incident (1975)
Iran (1980)
Terrorism Service Personnel (1980-1991)
Lebanon (1982-1984)
Grenada (1983)
El Salvador (1983-1991)
Honduras (1984-1989)
Libya (1986)
USS Stark-Persian Gulf (1987)
Panama (1989-1990)
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Somalia (1992)
Bosnia (1993-1994)
And any other military action hereafter
Erected by Miles A. Suarez VFW Post No. 711.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 40° 47.725′ N, 74° 11.822′ W. Marker is in Bloomfield, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Franklin Street and Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomfield NJ 07003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: German Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Bloomfield Centennial War Memorial (within shouting distance
Photographed by James True, August 13, 2011
2. Lest We Forget Marker
More about this marker. Along the top of the marker are engraved the seals of the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and the Township of Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photographed by James True, August 13, 2011
3. Lest We Forget Marker
Engraved seals of the five branches of the US Military, along with the seal of the Township of Bloomfield, NJ
Photographed by James True, August 13, 2011
4. Lest We Forget Marker
Photographed by James True, August 13, 2011
5. Lest We Forget Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. 5. submitted on August 13, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
