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Purple Heart Memorial

 
 
Purple Heart Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mary Thurman, August 17, 2007
1. Purple Heart Memorial Marker
Inscription. Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans Dedicated May 20, 2005
 
Erected 2005.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is May 20, 1976.
 
Location. 36° 4.802′ N, 94° 9.534′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on North College Avenue. This is located on the grounds of the VA Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 North College, Fayetteville AR 72703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Northwest Arkansas, on the Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker: Wilson Park History (approx. half a mile away); Wade-Heerwagen House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Civil War Arsenal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Headquarters House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Will Rogers (approx. one mile away); James William Fulbright (approx. one mile away); James William Fullbright (approx. one mile away); Scene of Hot Fighting (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
 
Also see . . .  Purple Heart. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 28, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Purple Heart Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mary Thurman, August 17, 2007
2. Purple Heart Memorial Marker
Oahu Survivors Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mary Thurman, December 21, 2006
3. Oahu Survivors Monument
All Gave Some, Some Gave All Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mary Thurman
4. All Gave Some, Some Gave All Marker
U,S. Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mary Thurman, January 18, 2013
5. U,S. Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri.   3. submitted on February 3, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri.   4. submitted on January 28, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri.   5. submitted on February 3, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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