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Fort Benning in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Fallen Sniper Memorial

 
 
Fallen Sniper Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018
1. Fallen Sniper Memorial
Inscription. In honor of the U.S. Army sniper, those silent warriors who support and defend these United States of America their service, dedication and sacrifice for our liberties in past, present and future conflicts will never be forgotten. "one shot one kill.
 
Erected 2014 by the Army Sniper Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 32° 23.118′ N, 84° 57.221′ W. Memorial is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It can be reached from Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south. Located on the Walk of Honor, just to the south of the National Infantry Museum parade ground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Fort Benning Road, Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Polar Bear Regiment Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 30th Infantry Division / 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Tropic Lightning Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 32nd Infantry Regiment Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 87th Infantry Division Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.
 
More about this memorial. Built by 3rd Rail Studio in New Rochelle, New York of of fabricated bronze on aluminum base and depicts a sniper kneeling in tall grasses.
 
Fallen Sniper Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018
2. Fallen Sniper Memorial
Looking west from memorial towards other Walk of Honor memorials. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018
3. Looking west from memorial towards other Walk of Honor memorials.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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