Armed Forces Memorial
Category: Public Art
Address
Town Point Park View on Google Maps
Norfolk, VA 23510
Details
The Armed Forces Memorial is a 160-foot monument with 20 bronze cast letters scattered across the base of a flagpole. The bronze pieces are actual letters written to loved ones by members of the Armed Forces who never returned from war. Erected in the summer of 1998, the memorial is dedicated to veterans of American conflicts from the Revolutionary to Persian Gulf War. It was designed by James Cutler and Maggie Smith.
Nearby Dining
- The "Big Wisky" Porch1 Waterside Drive (509 feet NE)
- Todd Jurich's Bistro Kiosk150 West Main St (639 feet E)
- Pandaisia101 West Main St (722 feet E)
- Todd Jurich's Bistro150 West Main St (757 feet E)
- Norfolk Tap Room101 Granby St (975 feet E)
Nearby Shopping
- The Banana Pier Gift Shop at NauticusOne Waterside Dr (465 feet NE)
- Prince Books109 East Main St (0.2 miles E)
- Pop Culture Gourmet Popcorn112 Granby Street (0.2 miles E)
- Details on Granby132 Granby Street (0.2 miles E)
- Selden Optometry209 Granby St (0.2 miles E)
Nearby Attractions
- The Homecoming Town Point Park (470 feet E)
- Sail Nauticus1 Waterside Dr (481 feet NE)
- Nauticus1 Waterside Dr (508 feet NE)
- Battleship Wisconsin1 Waterside Dr (536 feet NE)
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum1 Waterside Dr (560 feet E)
Nearby Parking Garages
- Town Point Garage110 West Main St (821 feet E)
- West Plume Street Garage135 West Plume St (980 feet NE)
- Waterside Garage50 Martin's Lane (0.2 miles E)
- Garage at The Main Hotel100 East Main St (0.2 miles E)
- Boush Street Garage112 W. City Hall Ave. (0.2 miles NE)