Kill Devil Hills in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dare County's Tribute to Veterans
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
1. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Marker (Center Panel)
“By your courage in tribulation, by your cheerfulness before the dirty devices of this world, you have won the love of those who have watched you.”
Dedicated: November 11, 1991.
[Left Panel]:
You were called from homes and jobs.
You never turned around.
You did more than was asked of you in air, on sea, on ground.
You gave for us in freedoms name til now the time has come for us to give you in return a “Thank you!” Every one. © 1991
[Right Panel]:
War of 1812 1812 - 1815
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 - 1865
Spanish American War 1898
World War I 1914 - 1918
World War II 1839 – 1945
Korea 1950 - 1953
Vietnam 1957 – 1975
Lebanon 1958 / 1982 - 1984
Grenada 1983
Panama 1989
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm 1990 - 1991
Erected 1991 by Dare County, North
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Heroes • Military.
Location. 36° 0.617′ N, 75° 39.917′ W. Memorial is in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is on Veterans Drive near Town Hall Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kill Devil Hills NC 27948, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Among Friends (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Conquest of the Air (approx. 0.2 miles away); A hospitable people... (approx. 0.2 miles away); 12 Seconds that Changed the World (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Kill Devil Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wright Brothers National Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monument to the Impossible (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pitch, Roll and Yaw (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kill Devil Hills.
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
2. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Marker (Left Panel)
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
3. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Marker (Right Panel)
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
4. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
5. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Committee List
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
6. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Side Marker (North Side)
These trees are sentinels planted to provide cooling shade from the heat, shelter from the storm, and visible reminders of the dedicated vigilance of the men and women who have served their country in the armed forces. The live oak trees lining Veterans Drive were purchased in honor or memory of these veterans.[List of names follow]
Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2008
7. Dare County's Tribute to Veterans Side Marker (South Side)
These trees are sentinels planted to provide cooling shade from the heat, shelter from the storm, and visible reminders of the dedicated vigilance of the men and women who have served their country in the armed forces. The live oak trees lining Veterans Drive were purchased in honor or memory of these veterans.[List of names follow]
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,576 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
