Fort Smith in Sebastian County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016

1. Purple Heart Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to all men and women
wounded in all our wars.

My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my country’s way
to show they care.
If I could be seen by all mankind
maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

Erected by Military Order of the Purple Heart Department of Arkansas.

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

Location. 35° 23.162′ N, 94° 25.55′ W. Memorial is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County. It is on Rogers Avenue east of 6th Street (Arkansas Highway 255), on the right when traveling east. Monument is on the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 South 6th Street, Fort Smith AR 72901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas River Valley,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Sebastian County California Gold Seekers (a few steps from this marker); 50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963 (a few steps from this marker); Our Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sebastian County Seat of Justice

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Phoenix Block (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Smith.

Also see . . .
1. National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. (Submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Purple Heart. (Submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. A History of the Purple Heart (NPR, 2010). (Submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016

2. Purple Heart Memorial

County courthouse in background

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.