Baghdad in Mansour, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq — Asia (Western Asia)
Duck Memorial
Photographed by Mike Camero, 2004
1. Duck Memorial Marker
Erected by Members of the U.S. Military.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Military • War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 33° 16.833′ N, 44° 15.583′ E. Memorial was in Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, in Mansour. It could be reached from unnamed street. Marker was located next to mess hall on Camp Victory. Touch for map.
We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, it was in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in Mesopotamia, and on the Persian Gulf. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Ottoman Empire and also a British Mandate.
More about this memorial. Marker was present in 2004.
Regarding Duck Memorial. This marker was erected by unknown members of the U.S. military in honor of the ducks that lost their pond when it was filled-in as
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Additional commentary.
1. Duck Memorial
The memorial was erected semi-tongue in cheek around March or April 2004 after a command decision was made to fill in the Duck Pond and to relocate 11 ducks and 1 goose to other areas of Victory Base as the base grew more populated with a surge of new personnel. The filling of the pond and the relocation of the ducks caused a somewhat humorous uproar, since it was one of our sole entertainments, and those who used the DFAC (Dining FACility) had adopted these critters as a group. The ad hoc movement to stop the pond fill and duck relocation failed, and the memorial was erected to commemorate the effort. Several months later, the memorial being demolished as new construction began for a larger replacement DFAC, and I saved the sign, which now hangs in my garage in Little Rock.
— Submitted February 28, 2012, by John Bullen of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Additional keywords. Camp Victory
Photographed by John Bullen, circa May 2004
2. Duck Memorial Marker
Myself and Sergeant Major Riley (Australian Coalition Forces) at the Duck Memorial, which was erected after the pond was filled in. The sign itself now is on the wall in my garage. Someone else got the decoy...
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3,443 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 18, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. 2. submitted on February 28, 2012, by John Bullen of Little Rock, Arkansas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
