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

LT. Dale Raebel

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —

LT. Dale Raebel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. LT. Dale Raebel Marker

Inscription.
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LT. Dale Raebel
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° 13.788′ N, 81° 53.422′ 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 Street 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 Parkway, 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. Globally, it is in

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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: CDR Jim Hall (here, next to this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (here, next to this marker); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (here, next to this marker); LCDR. James Sullivan (here, next to this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Carl Wieland (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Randolph Ford (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 LT. Dale Raebel. In 1971, LT. Raebel, while flying a mission over North Vietnam, was forced to eject from his A-7 and taken prisoner of war. After spending 225 days in captivity, he was released during Operation Homecoming.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. LT. Dale Raebel Marker

LT. Dale Raebel image. Click for full size.

US Navy/Public Domain

3. LT. Dale Raebel

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 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.