Purple Heart Trail - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 19.576 W 081° 38.627
17R E 438112 N 3355114
The Purple Heart Trail begins at a monument at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and ends at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM31MH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2008
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The following text is engraved on the front of the Purple Heart Trail monument: "We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers. For He Today Who Sheds His Blood With Me Shall Be My Brother. William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV, Scene III. Dedicated in honor of combat wounded veterans by the Northeast Florida Veterans Council and the City of Jacksonville on National Purple Heart Day, August 7, 2006."
The following text is engraved on the back of the Purple Heart Trail monument: "Purple Heart Trail, starting at this monument and proceeding east to the Veterans Memorial Wall, is dedicated in honor of all combat wounded Veterans. All Gave Some, Some Gave All."
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Combat Wounded Veterans
Date of dedication: August 7, 2006
Who Put it Here?: Northeast Florida Veterans Council and the City of Jacksonville
Description of Memorial:
The monument is a granite marker with text engraved on both sides (see Long Description for details). The Purple Heart emblem is on the front of the monument, as well as the emblems of all the branches of the U.S. military along its base.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Marker Text: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
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