Near Triangle in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Iron Mike

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

1. Iron Mike Marker - Northwest Face

Inscription.
(Northwest face)
1775 Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
6th Machine Gun Battalion
United States Marines
who gave their lives for their Country
in the World War in 1918.

(West face)
             1775 Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
                       6th Regiment
                United States Marines
    who gave their lives for their Country
              in the World War in 1918.

(Southwest face)
             1775

Iron Mike Marker - West Face image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

2. Iron Mike Marker - West Face

Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
                        5th Regiment
                United States Marines
    who gave their lives for their Country
             in the World War in 1918.

(South face)
Commissioned and Donated
                       by
Patrick F. Taylor, Cpl, USMCR
     New Orleans, Lousiana

Erected by Patrick F. Taylor, Cpl, USMCR, of New Orleans, LA.

Location. 38° 32.654′ N, 77° 20.514′ W. Marker is near

Iron Mike Marker - Southwest Face image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

3. Iron Mike Marker - Southwest Face

Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. Touch for map. Marker is located near the front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. It is located in the Southwest corner of the parking lot, to the left as you are looking at the museum. Marker is in this post office area: Triangle VA 22172, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. HMM-362 Ugly Angels Vietnam Memorial “Wing” (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Once a Marine .... Always a Marine (about 300 feet away); Second Battalion, 4th Marines

Iron Mike Marker - South Face image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

4. Iron Mike Marker - South Face

(about 300 feet away); Soldiers of the Sea (about 300 feet away); Alfred Lerner (about 300 feet away); The King's Highway ~ The Potomac Path (about 400 feet away); Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (about 400 feet away); The Kings Highway ~ Road to Yorktown (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.

Regarding Iron Mike. Iron Mike is a

Iron Mike Marker image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

5. Iron Mike Marker

The National Museum of the Marine Corps is in the background.

replica of "Crusading for Right", located in the Quantico Marine Corps Base, near the town of Quantico.

Also see . . . Crusading for Right Marker. Includes a brief history of the original marker. (Submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Categories. • 20th Century • Military • War, World I •

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

6. Iron Mike

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

7. Iron Mike

Name on statue's left foot image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

8. Name on statue's left foot

Le Val d'Osne is the foundry where the original statue was cast. Le Val d'Osne was located in Osne-Le-Val, in the so-called "iron triangle" in Champagne-Ardenne, located in the northeast of France, bordering Belgium.

Name on statue's right foot image. Click for full size.

By Kevin W., October 2, 2007

9. Name on statue's right foot

Charles Raphael Peyre (France, 1872-1949) is the original statue's sculptor.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,269 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 4, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.