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Waterfront in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

This Memorial is Dedicated to All of the Service Members from WNY

 
 
Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
1. Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
This memorial is dedicated to all of the service members from WNY who answered our nation's call to duty following the attacks of September 11, 2001...

In memory of our brothers and sisters who have given their lives while serving their country in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...

We shall never forget their sacrifice...
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, 2nd IraqWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 42° 52.702′ N, 78° 52.892′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Waterfront. It is on Marine Drive 0.1 miles east of Erie Street, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is in Veterans Park at the Buffalo Naval & Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to the Memory of the Brave Men (a few steps from this marker); Poland’s Contribution in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945 (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Grenadier (SS210) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Buffalo’s Irish Regiment
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(within shouting distance of this marker); "Rust Bucket" (within shouting distance of this marker); This Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Western New York Vietnam Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
Afghanistan image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
2. Afghanistan
Iraq image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
3. Iraq
Fallen But Not Forgotten image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
4. Fallen But Not Forgotten
Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
5. Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial
Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
6. Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   6. submitted on June 25, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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