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Sturbridge in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC

 
 
1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
1. 1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker
Inscription.
“Freedom is not Free”
This Bridge Dedicated to 1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC
Who was killed in Iraq on October 17th, 2006
Who as a child enjoyed fishing the Quinebaug River
from this bridge
Who is honored by a grateful community
September 30th, 2007

 
Erected 2007.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 42° 6.571′ N, 72° 7.116′ W. Marker is in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Memorial is on Holland Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fiskdale MA 01518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Getting Water (approx. one mile away); Farming as a Way of Life (approx. one mile away); Millstones (approx. one mile away); The Fire Pit (approx. one mile away); The Graveyard (approx. one mile away); Controlling Livestock: The Town Pound (approx. 1.1 miles away); Today we see a different view. (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sturbridge.
 
Also see . . .  Booth, Joshua Loren, 1stLt. "Marines - Together We Served" entry. (Submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
2. 1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker
The bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
3. The bridge
The river below image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
4. The river below
1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker image. Click for full size.
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5. 1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on October 11, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   5. submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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