Athens in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Limestone County Iraq Afghanistan Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020
1. Limestone County Mideast Wars Memorial
LCPL USMC
June 11, 1979
Apr. 26, 2007
KIA - Iraq
Ricky L. Turner
PFC US Army
Dec. 22, 1988
Jan. 16, 2009
KIA - Iraq
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.
Location. 34° 48.162′ N, 86° 58.283′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is at the intersection of South Marion Street and West Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on South Marion Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Athens AL 35611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Limestone County Beirut Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Surrender Site (here, next to this marker); Limestone County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Athens, Alabama (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); East Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse and South Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020
2. Limestone County Mideast Wars Memorial
This marker is on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
