Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial Marines in Iraq Memorial - Jacksonville, NC
N 34° 44.834 W 077° 24.861
18S E 278988 N 3847667
A steel beam from the World Trade Center dedicated to the Marines who honored the 9/11 firefighters on the battlefields of Iraq in the Spring of 2003 is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA.
Waymark Code: WM5BHM
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2008
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This memorial is located near the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. A plaque at the memorial reads as follows:
Steel Beam From World Trade Center
Dedicated July 4, 2003
Presented by The Fire Family Transport Foundation of the NYC Fire Department
For the 343 Firefighters who fought a Battle in New York City on September 11, 2001
To the Marines who honored them on the Battlefields of Iraq in the Spring of 2003
Gone but not forgotten.
Leather Helmets -- Leathernecks
Semper Fidelis