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

LCDR Randolph Ford

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —

LCDR Randolph Ford Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. LCDR Randolph Ford Marker

Inscription.
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to:
LCdr Randolph Ford
and all
Prisoners of War
And all
Prisoners of War
And Missing in Action
1973

Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.

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

Location. 30° 13.789′ N, 81° 53.416′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy and Lake Newman St when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. 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 First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard.

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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: Lt. Carl Wieland (here, next to this marker); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (here, next to this marker); LCDR. James Sullivan (here, next to this marker); CDR Jim Hall (a few steps from this marker); LT. Dale Raebel (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding LCDR Randolph Ford. On June 11, 1968, LDCR Randolph Ford was a U.S. Navy pilot assigned to Attack Squadron VA-86, aboard the USS America (CV-66), made a reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. LCDR Ford was shotdown. LCDR Ford died from his injuries later that year

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. LCDR Randolph Ford Marker

as a POW. His remains were repatriated to the U.S. in 1985.

LCDR Randolph Ford image. Click for full size.

US Navy/Public Domain

3. LCDR Randolph Ford

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 311 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.