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Sgt Mike Ritter

 
 
Sgt Mike Ritter Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012
1. Sgt Mike Ritter Marker
Inscription.
In honor of
Sgt. Mike Ritter
U.S.M.C.
1980

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 37° 25.122′ N, 95° 40.78′ W. Memorial is in Neodesha, Kansas, in Wilson County. It is at the intersection of 5th Street and Indiana Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street. Marker is on the grounds of the Neodesha Arts Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 North 5th Street, Neodesha KS 66757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers of the World War (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown Hotel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Norman No. 1 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Actual Site of Norman No. 1 (approx. half a mile away); Opening of the Mid-Continent Oil Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dutch Lorbeer (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War Homefront and Neodesha Cemetery Association Founders Memorial Pavilion (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neodesha.
 
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Sgt Mike Ritter Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012
2. Sgt Mike Ritter Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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