Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

LCDR M. Scott Speicher

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. LCDR M. Scott Speicher Marker

Inscription. The Freedom Tree
Unselfish dedication and devotion by preserving
universal freedom through the ultimate sacrifice
of giving one’s life so that mankind will remain
Free
This tree is dedicated to:
LCDR. M. Scott Speicher VFA-81
Operation Desert Storm 1991

Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.

Location. 30° 13.784′ N, 81° 53.433′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Parkway and Lake Newman Street when traveling north. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lt. Robert J. Dwyer (here, next to this marker); LCdr. Lee Cole (here, next to this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (a few steps from this marker);

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CDR Peter Schoeffel (a few steps from this marker); LCDR John Davis (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Denver Key (a few steps from this marker); “Spirit of Cecil Field” (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding LCDR M. Scott Speicher. Navy pilot LCDR M. Scott Speicher became the first American causality of the Persian Gulf War when his plane was shot down in Iraq in 1991. Speicher's remains were found in Iraq in 2009.

Additional commentary.
1. Camp Speicher
During my time in Iraq. … Camp Speicher was a base named in honor of LCDR Speicher. The base was a pivotal point in operations to save American troops lives, through aerial surveillance.

— Submitted May 4, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. LCDR M. Scott Speicher Marker

LCDR. M. Scott Speicher image. Click for full size.

U.S. Navy/Public Domain

3. LCDR. M. Scott Speicher

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

4. Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.