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Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

American-Armenian Volunteer Memorial

 
 
American-Armenian Volunteer Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 14, 2009
1. American-Armenian Volunteer Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of
the American-Armenian Volunteer
who fell in the defense of freedom
and human rights
Argonne-Arara

Presented by
Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America on behalf of the Armenian Survivors

April 28, 1985

 
Erected 1985 by Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 38° 52.29′ N, 77° 4.53′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Grant Drive and McKinley Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is near the Argonne Cross. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Argonne Cross (a few steps from this marker); Lancaster Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 423rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of the Bulge Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Spanish-American War Nurses Memorial (approx. ¼ mile
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away); Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurses (approx. ¼ mile away); The Peacemaker (approx. ¼ mile away); African American Veterans of the Korean War (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
American-Armenian Volunteer Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 27, 2011
2. American-Armenian Volunteer Memorial Marker
The marker is at the base of a tree, just to the left in this view of the Argonne Cross.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   2. submitted on July 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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