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

Lt. Robert J. Dwyer

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. Lt. Robert J. Dwyer 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:
LT. Robert J. Dwyer CVW-8
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° 53.43′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Parkway and Lake Newman Street when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Parkway. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s

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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,

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: LCDR M. Scott Speicher (here, next to this marker); LCdr. Lee Cole (here, next to this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (here, next to this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (a few steps from this marker); LCDR John Davis (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Denver Key (a few steps from this marker); CDR Peter Schoeffel (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding Lt. Robert J. Dwyer. Attached to U.S. Roosevelt in February 1991, his F/A-18 did not return from his assigned mission designated Missing In Action.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. Lt. Robert J. Dwyer Marker

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

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

3. Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.