Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III

“Keep Rolling”

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 7, 2014

1. Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III Marker

Inscription. Charles Posey III of Magee, Mississippi, joined the Army in October 2004. Assigned to Co. C, 1/36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Specialist (SPC) Posey was on a Route Clearance Patrol in August, 2006, near Ramadi, Iraq. The mission was to locate and destroy Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Suddenly, several hours into the patrol, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) with SPC Posey as the gunner, was jolted as a mine exploded under the rear right track, throwing the 30+ ton BFV to the left. The noise was deafening inside the vehicle, and the BFV filled with smoke. SPC Posey recalled the patrol continued to move forward since the damage was not serious. Further down the road, another vehicle on the patrol, an Abrams Tank, hit a mine and was severely damaged and disabled. As the tank driver exited the vehicle to inspect the damage, he was shot by a sniper. In rapid response, SPC Posey and the rest of the patrol engaged, destroying the house concealing the enemy, and providing security during the medical evacuation of the wounded driver and until U.S. forces recovered the tank.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 12.433′ N, 77° 9.541′ W. Marker was near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It was in Middlesex Township. It could be reached from Army Heritage Drive. The marker is in the "Current Ops" area of the Army Heritage Trail. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Bunkhouse: (within shouting distance

Insert - Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 7, 2014

2. Insert - Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III

of this marker); The “Humvee” – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (within shouting distance of this marker); Tactical Operations Center (TOC): (within shouting distance of this marker); Guard Tower: (within shouting distance of this marker); Afghanistan Combat Outpost, circa 2005 (within shouting distance of this marker); Operating for Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) (within shouting distance of this marker); “Buffalo” A2 Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Other markers no longer nearby. HESCO in Afghanistan (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); HESCO at Home (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); HESCO in Iraq (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); HESCO Barriers (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Sergeant (SGT) Robert Easley, Jr. (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Insert - Bradley Fighting Vehicle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 7, 2014

3. Insert - Bradley Fighting Vehicle

More about this marker. The associated M7 Bradley BFIST had been moved to a new location, but this wayside is not present.

M7 Bradley Fighting Vehicle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 7, 2014

4. M7 Bradley Fighting Vehicle

On display in the "Current Ops" area.

Insert - BFIST characteristics image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 7, 2014

5. Insert - BFIST characteristics

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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