Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Operation Desert Shield 1990/Operation Desert Storm 1991
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
1. Operation Desert Shield 1990/Operation Desert Storm 1991 Marker
America’s strength lies in the men and women who prepare to defend the ideals of this great country to the fullest. The highest sacrifice anyone can make is to give one’s life so that universal freedom throughout the free world remains steadfast.
Operation Desert Shield
• LT. David A. Warne VFA-86
• PO-3 Anthony J. Fleming VS-30
• PO-3 Michael L. Belliveau AIMD
• AA Randy L. Neal VFA-83
Operation Desert Storm
• LCDR. M. Scott Speicher VFA-81
• LT. Robert J. Dwyer CVW-8
Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
Location. 30° 13.792′ N, 81° 53.488′ 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, on the right when traveling south on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. Memorial located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map.
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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 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: Vietnam POW•MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam POW*MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); “Spirit of Cecil Field” (within shouting distance of this marker); Hero’s Walk of NAS Cecil Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Hero's Walk & Freedom Trees (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); LCDR Phil Craig (about 300 feet away); National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum (about 300 feet away); CDR Peter Schoeffel
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
2. Operation Desert Shield 1990/Operation Desert Storm 1991 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 7, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on July 8, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
