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“The Spirit of Cecil Field”

 
 
“The Spirit of Cecil Field” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
1. “The Spirit of Cecil Field” Marker
Inscription.
This F-18C Hornet is
dedicated to the men
and woman who served
their country with honor
at Naval Air Station
Cecil Field
1941-1999

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 30° 13.37′ N, 81° 52.943′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It is on Simpson Way 0.1 miles south of Crossover Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), future plans are to move the aircraft and marker roughly two miles away to the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum, which is also located within the Cecil Commerce Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 133365 Simpson Way, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere,
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the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Lt. Carl Wieland (approx. 0.7 miles away); LCDR Randolph Ford (approx. 0.7 miles away); LCDR. James Sullivan (approx. 0.7 miles away); CDR Jim Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (approx. 0.7 miles away); LT. Dale Raebel (approx. 0.7 miles away); LCDR Fred Wright (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lt. Robert J. Dwyer (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
“The Spirit of Cecil Field” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
2. “The Spirit of Cecil Field” Marker
F-18C Hornet image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
3. F-18C Hornet
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 12, 2026