Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial - Kingsport, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 32.005 W 082° 31.691
17S E 363197 N 4044201
Brand new (dedicated 11/11/08) veterans memorial opened in Kingsport, includes a service personnel for the Afghanistan-Iraq War
Waymark Code: WM5969
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2008
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The multi-war memorial is of red, white and blue granite. A white granite plaza contains six 7-foot-tall blue granite tablets, one for each war from World War I to Afghanistan-Iraq War. The tablets display the names of 370 fallen soldiers from Kingsport on one side and a map of the theater of operations on the other. Over 550,000 pounds of granite was used in the construction of the memorial.
For the Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial, there are only two names so far:
Robbie G. Light Army
Michael R. Speer Marine Corps
Memorial Placed by:: Kingsport Tomorrow
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Visit Instructions:
Logs should include a photo of the memorial, and any thoughts about those who served for whom this monument memorializes.