Mims in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Cape Canaveral National Cemetery

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020

1. The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker

Inscription. In honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 28° 45.339′ N, 80° 52.083′ W. Memorial is in Mims, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from U.S. Highway 1 north of Johns Road. Located within the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, near the southwest end of the cemetery administration building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5525 U.S Highway 1, Mims FL 32754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s Space Coast.

It is also in the American South.

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,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Address by President Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Sky Soldiers (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean Service Memorial (about 700 feet away); From The Bivouac of The Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Navy Seabees (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Ultimate Sacrifice (approx. 0.2 miles away); Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mims.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020

2. The Ultimate Sacrifice Marker

Cape Canaveral National Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020

3. Cape Canaveral National Cemetery

Blue Star Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020

4. Blue Star Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.