United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
10th Fighter Commando Squadron
"Skoshi Tigers"
| | Bien Hoa, Vietnam May 1966 - April 1967 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 10th Fighter Commando Squadron Marker
who gave the last full measure of devotion
and did not return. Habemus Ad Dominum.
Northrop F-5C
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 0.96′ N, 104° 51.299′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Cemetery Road. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 5th Air Force Memorial (here, next to this marker); 345th Bombardment Group (M) (here, next to this marker); 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (here, next to this marker); Forty Third Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 38th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 69th Fighter/Fighter-Bomber/Tactical Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 90th Bomb Group (H) B-24 (Jolly Rogers) (here, next to this marker); 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. 10th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. F-5C/D Skoshi Tiger. Global Security website entry (Submitted on May 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter Operational History. Warbirds Resource Group website entry (Submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Airpower Classics: F-5. Air Force Magazine website entry (Submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. William D. Mol. National Air and Space Museum website entry (Submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. 10th Fighter Commando Squadron Marker
Bottom row, second from right.
via Wikipedia, 1966
3. F-5B at Bien Hoa AB
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
4. 10th Fighter Commando Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
