Posted on Feb 6, 2016
What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen? Share a Picture?
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What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen and Share a Picture?
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
Honor
Pride
Recognition
Service
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USS Juneau-CL 52. Located at the dock in Juneau, Alaska this monument memorializes the 680 sailors who lost their lives on 13 November 1942 during the naval battle of Guadalcanal. The Juneau was hit twice by enemy torpedoes, the second hit causing it to disintegrate. There were only 10 survivors. Among the lost were the five Sullivan brothers.
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This is a nice little one in Ormond Beach, FL on one of my regular walk routes!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Thank you Mikel. My avocation of photography has taken me to many places. I have a collection of images of monuments and will continue to add them.
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COL (Join to see) - Please do - they are awesome and they will be in the Internet Record books forever!
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Beirut Memorial-I have visited many great ones, and this one is among my favorites. It is located outside the gate of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a sub post of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Others that are on my favorite list is the Korean War Veterans Memorial, The Marine Corps War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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SSG Jon Hill - Jon, I am glad you enjoyed the image of the monument. I took this photo in 1999 when I was visiting my daughter-in-law and son in N.C. She was a Navy Doc posted to Camp Geiger, part of Camp Lejeune. I attached another photo so you can appreciate the breadth of the monument. I am sure there are numerous photos on line. The bouquet of flowers at the foot of the Marine drew me to this part of the monument and I took several pictures of the statue. Thanks again and thank you for your service to our nation.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maybe not the best,but somewhat different.
Port of Cates Landing in Tennessee in recognition of Marine Commandant Clifton B. Cates.
Port of Cates Landing in Tennessee in recognition of Marine Commandant Clifton B. Cates.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
CW2 (Join to see) - Hey you have an opne voice here on RP everyday Garrett. Please tag me in anything that you post in the future - thank you!
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Not a lot of people will ever see this monument in person. It's installed on the grounds of the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (formerly the grounds of the American Embassy, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam). It was conceived by former members of the 1975 Marine Security Guard Detachment (led by Doug Potratz who undertook a significant amount of the work that was involved in making it happen) and was dedicated on 30 April 2015 on the 40th anniversary of the evacuation. The picture with the current MSG detachment was taken on 30 April 2016. Special tip of the cap to the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius, and former Consul General, Rena Bitter, for their support of the project.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Sgt Ken Crouse These are pictures are really great! Wow very nice. Thanks for sharing these Ken! I owe you a Vote Up for posting these - great job!
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SSG Scott Thelen
The US Cemetery in Normandy, France. I was there in 1994 for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. What an experience!
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I dont have the pic, but there is a museum next to Buckingham Palace and the exhibit for the American revolution basically is a tribute to how well our ancestors treated members of that unit when they were EPWs.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Cpl Joshua Caldwell Do you know the name of the museum? Is it the Queen's Gallery, the Guard's Museum, Royal Institution of Gret Britain, or the Spencer House? Just throwing out some names - thanks
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Cpl Joshua Caldwell
I do not, it has been a few years. The museum is for the unit that guards the palace. I found it by accident because I saw an armored scout car and walked over to check it out.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Jenn Moynihan These are awesome pictures and a great monument - thanks for sharing!
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Jenn Moynihan
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Mikel - it was a somber moment to be sure. It is an amazingly haunting sculpture with so much emotion emanating out from it. Hard to describe.
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SCPO Larry Poffenbarger
I've been fortunate to visit quite a few memorials in my 78 years but this is the on where I lost it. I wasn't alone, People probably wondered about three old guys with their arms on each others shoulders, crying like babies.
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Jenn Moynihan
SCPO Larry Poffenbarger - Larry, I did as well. I was with my nephew and husband. I am sure people understood. One of my most poignant moments at the USO Lounge at Logan International in Boston was when a 70-something vet came in and said it was the first time he had set foot into a USO since boot camp before going to 'Nam. He and I had a quiet conversation and he then negan to cry. His sadness was over "not thanking the nurses because they volunteered..."
At 58 it is why I am a USO Volunteer. I did not want this generation of warriors coming back to what our Vietnam Vetrans came back to.
Be well sir.
Jenn USO New England Volunteer
At 58 it is why I am a USO Volunteer. I did not want this generation of warriors coming back to what our Vietnam Vetrans came back to.
Be well sir.
Jenn USO New England Volunteer
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