Traverse City in Grand Traverse County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Korean War Memorial

1950 - 1953

— Freedom Is Not Free —

Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

1. Korean War Memorial

Inscription.

This monument is dedicated to all the men and women who served in the Korean War, to whom we owe our deepest respect and gratitude. They went not for conquest, not for personal gain, but to preserve freedom.

On June 25th 1950, Communist North Koreans crossed the 38th Parallel to invade South Korea. America immediately came to the aid of the ill-prepared South Korean Army. The Peoples Republic of China soon entered the war on the side of the North Koreans. On July 27, 1953, after three years of brutal fighting had driven the opposing armies back near the original border, a cease fire agreement was signed. Fifty years later a state of war still exists.

33,667 Americans were killed in the fighting, 103,284 more were wounded, and 8,215 are still missing.

Killed-in-Action [Honor Roll]

Dedicated June 25, 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean.

Location. 44° 46.069′ N, 85° 37.866′ W. Memorial is in Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County. It is on Grandview Parkway (U.S. 31) west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Traverse City MI 49684, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula and in the Grand Traverse Bay Region. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Second Industrial Revolution (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The J.E. Greilick Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Friends Meetinghouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hannah and Lay Mercantile Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); City Opera House (approx. half a mile away); Con Foster and the Movies in Traverse City (approx. half a mile away); Ladies Library Association / Ladies Library Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Central United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Traverse City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ladies Library Building (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Korean War Memorial Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

2. Korean War Memorial Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

3. Korean War Memorial Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

4. Korean War Memorial

Grand Traverse Bay West Arm in background

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.