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Darien in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Darien Combat Wounded Veterans Monument

 
 
Darien Combat Wounded Veterans Monument image. Click for more information.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 30, 2014
1. Darien Combat Wounded Veterans Monument
History of the Purple Heart
Military Order of the Purple Heart website entry
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Inscription.
Dedicated to All Men and Women
Wounded In All Our Wars

Combat Wounded Veterans

They Paid For
Our Freedom
With Blood
All Gave Some
Some Gave All

Erected by the Homer Lee Wise Chapter 1932, Military
Order of the Purple Heart, Supporters and Friends

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 3.973′ N, 73° 29.044′ W. Marker is in Darien, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Memorial is on Renshaw Road near Park Place, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of Darien Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Renshaw Road, Darien CT 06820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Darien World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Darien Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Darien Civil War and World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Darien (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar E. Peck (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spring Grove Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ring’s End Landing (approx. ¾ mile away); Museum of Darien (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darien.
 
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 Homer L. Wise Memorial Committee Blog. Blog homepage (Submitted on January 12, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 
 
Darien Combat Wounded Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 30, 2014
2. Darien Combat Wounded Veterans Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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