John W. Warner - Triangle VA
N 38° 32.602 W 077° 20.490
18S E 295935 N 4268704
A tree at the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park in Virginia has been dedicated to VA Senator John Warner for his service and support.
Waymark Code: WM90XD
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2010
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On December 19, 2008, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation hosted an honorary dinner for VA Senator John W. Warner at the
National Museum of the Marine Corps
. (Read
MCHF news release
for more details.)
A plaque commemorating this honorary event has since been placed at a tree in dedication to John Warner near the chapel in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park. The inscription reads:
DEDICATED TO
SENATOR JOHN W. WARNER, JR.
SAILOR, USN, WORLD WAR II, 1945-46
FIRST LIEUTENANT, USMC, KOREA, 1951-52
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, VIETNAM, 1972-74
CHAIRMAN, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
FOR HIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE ARMED FORCES, HIS ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE
DEVELOPING THE MARINE CORPS HERITAGE CENTER, AND
HIS REMARKABLE PUBLIC SERVICE AS A POLITICAL LEADER
AND A STATESMAN FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
AND THE NATION.
PRESENTED BY
MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION
DECEMBER 19, 2008
The Marine Corps Heritage Center sits on land adjacent to the Quantico MCB in Triangle, VA and includes the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park. It is open daily to the public from 9 AM to 5 PM (except for Christmas). Admission is free to all its facilities.