Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Our Fallen Illinois Service Members

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2012

1. Our Fallen Illinois Service Members Marker

Inscription. In memory of
Our fallen Illinois service members in
Operation Enduring Freedom
and
Operation Iraqi freedom

"The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage - and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed."
President John F. Kennedy
Presented on
November 11, 2003

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list.

Location. 39° 49.229′ N, 89° 40.134′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is on North MacArthur Blvd. just north of West Oak Ridge Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Springfield IL 62702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Illinois State Military Museum (here, next to this marker); Lincoln the Leader (within shouting distance of this marker); Chosin Reservoir Memorial (approx. 0.4

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miles away); Grand Army of the Republic Mound (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sangamo Electric Co. War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ninian Edwards (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Lincoln Tomb Custodian's Residence (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Grave of Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2012

2. Our Fallen Illinois Service Members Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.