Frametown in Braxton County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

America's Guard of Honor

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2008

1. America's Guard of Honor Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of all Paratroopers and Gliderman who spearheaded all major invasions by dropping behind enemy lines to secure military objectives. "Lest We Forget" whose courage, dedication and traditions make them America's finest.

Erected 1999 by West Virginia All Airborne Chapter's.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 37.225′ N, 80° 53.983′ W. Memorial is in Frametown, West Virginia, in Braxton County. It is on Interstate 79 at milepost 48. The marker is on the grounds of the Rest Area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Frametown WV 26623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Gassaway Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Watering Trough (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Clay County / Calhoun County (approx. 8.6 miles away); Fighting and Flames (approx. 10½ miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2008

2. America's Guard of Honor Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 9, 2016

3. America's Guard of Honor Marker

At far left of photo

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.