Korean War Memorial, Nashua, New Hampshire
N 42° 45.502 W 071° 27.869
19T E 298333 N 4736928
A memorial to the soldiers who fought in the Korean War in downtown Nashua New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WM7TV4
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2009
Views: 3
Right beside Nashua town hall is a Korean War memorial. It consists of a large stone tablet with the emblems of the U.S. Armed Forces that fought, in a pentagonal pattern with the US emblem in the center. Bellow the emblems are the words "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA June, 25 1950 July, 27 1953" engraved into the stone. Continuing down are the words "DUTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY" and "DEDICATED JULY 1, 1989" On the base of the tablet are the emblems of the contributing organizations: Freemasons, Knights of Columbus, VFW, DAV, American Legion, Shiners, and the Fleet Reserve. On the backside are engraved the names of individual people and organizations that contributed to the memorial. Behind that, following the outline of the town hall building, is a shot wall with planters, each displaying the names and emblems of the same organization as the on the stone tablet's base.
List if there are any visiting hours:
Open air memorial, no hours.
Entrance fees (if it applies):
None
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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