Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

“Let Valor Not Fail”

Florida National Cemetery

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020

1. “Let Valor Not Fail” Marker

Inscription.

187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
In memory of our paratrooper comrades,
who made the supreme sacrifice on the
battlefields of Korea (1950–1953). They answered
the call to defend a country they did not know
and a people they had never met. They were
true to the motto of their Regiment,
"Let Valor Not Fail"
Florida Chapter
1992

Erected 1992 by 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team Florida Chapter.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean.

Location. 28° 36.421′ N, 82° 12.892′ W. Memorial is in Bushnell, Florida, in Sumter County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 102nd Avenue and County Road 476B. The marker is located on the Walk of Fame within the Florida National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell FL 33513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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: Florida Veterans of World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Seabees (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Service Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sumter County World War II Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Marine Division Association WWII (within shouting distance of this marker); “Nous Resterons La” (We Are Staying Here) (within shouting distance of this marker); Air Force Association (Florida) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bushnell.

More about this memorial. Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forest, approximately 50 miles north of

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020

2. “Let Valor Not Fail” Marker

Tampa in Sumter County, Florida.

Florida National Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020

3. Florida National Cemetery Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.