Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Capt. Bruce Nystrom

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —

Capt. Bruce Nystrom Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. Capt. Bruce Nystrom Marker

Inscription.
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Capt. Bruce Nystrom
And all
Prisoners of War
And
Missing in Action
1973

Erected 1973 by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.

Location. 30° 13.789′ N, 81° 53.42′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. Memorial is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy and Lake Newman St when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. : Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. LCDR. James Sullivan (here, next to this marker); LT. Dale Raebel (here, next to this marker); CDR Jim Hall (here, next to this marker); Lt. Carl Wieland (here, next to this marker); LCDR Randolph Ford

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(here, next to this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding Capt. Bruce Nystrom. Capt. Nystrom while flying an A4C Skyhawk on a combat mission over North Vietnam his aircraft reported as downed and CAPT. Nystrom still listed as Missing in Action.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. Capt. Bruce Nystrom Marker

Capt. Bruce Nystrom image. Click for full size.

U.S. Navy/Public Domain

3. Capt. Bruce Nystrom

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

4. Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.