Eglin AFB in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Combat Wounded Veterans

Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 26, 2017

1. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to All Men and Women Who Are
Recipients of the Nation’s Oldest Military
Decoration The Purple Heart

My Stone Is Red For
The Blood They Shed
The Medal I Bear
Is My Country’s Way
To Show They Care
If I Could Be Seen
By All Mankind
Maybe Peace Will
Come In My Lifetime

Erected by Chapter #566 M.O.P.H.
And donated by Vanguard Bank

The Air Force Armament Museum and the Eglin Hurlburt and
Duke Military Communities — Active Duty and Veterans
Honor Those Who Have Served, Sacrificed and Fallen
In Defense of Peace and Freedom

Erected by Chapter #566 M.O.P.H.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 30° 27.968′ N, 86° 33.669′ W. Marker is in Eglin AFB, Florida, in Okaloosa County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Pinchot Road (State Road 99) and Museum Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Air Force Armament Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Museum Drive, Eglin AFB FL 32542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. Mac Baker (here, next to this marker); Nurses Memorial (here, next to this marker); GBU-43/B MOAB (a few steps from this marker); Eglin Air Force Base (a few steps from this marker); Faithful Partner – Guardian of the Night (within shouting distance of this marker); “Faithful Partner - Guardian of the Night” (within shouting distance of this marker); O-2 Skymaster (within shouting distance of this marker); F-4 Phantom II (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eglin AFB.

Also see . . . The Purple Heart. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs PDF (Submitted on April 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 26, 2017

2. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker

The Purple Heart image. Click for more information.

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3. The Purple Heart

About the Medal
Military Order of the Purple Heart website entry
(Submitted on April 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on February 12, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.