Afghanistan, Iraq, War on Terror Memorial, Roanoke Rapids
The Afghanistan/Iraq marker is comprised of a single black granite panel on a double base. The lower base is gray granite and the upper base is black granite. The word AFGHANISTAN in white letters runs down the left side and IRAQ is along the top. Most of the panel is covered with a composite image of a Humvee and soldier in mountainous terrain and a helicopter in the sky above. A Battlefield Cross with period correct helmet, rifle and boots appears in the foreground.
Left edge: AFGHANISTAN
Top: IRAQ
Base: FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT TERRORISM
Town of Roanoke Rapids
May 11, 2019
36.461030 , -77.655030
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Black and grey granite
Toni Outland and Cindy Jenkins
The Reverend Willie McLawhom, whose son died in Afghanistan in 2010, was scheduled to be one of the speakers. Other speakers were to be Halifax County Commissioner Rives Manning and Reverend Randy Martin.
The memorial is located in the Roanoke Rapids Veterans Park on Roanoke Avenue near the intersection with West 7th Street, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870.
The city block with the park is mostly a paved parking lot. The park occupies a narrow strip along Roanoke Avenue. Two large trees and shrubbery decorate the plot. . The "Lest We Forget" Veterans memorial, the Korea/Vietnam War and another small Veterans Memorial most likely relocated from another site occupy the park. A walkway intersects the park, connecting all the memorials.
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