Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
America’s Secret War. The Salvadoran Civil War
(1979 - 1992)
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. America’s Secret War. The Salvadoran Civil War Marker
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National Liberation Front (FMLN) a coalition of five left-wing guerrilla groups. However this conflict evolved into a proxy war between the United States and the Communist elements of Nicaragua and Cuba. The United States was able to prevail by providing logistics support and 55 Military Trainers to support the expansion and reform of the El Salvadoran Security Forces. American casualties: 22 Combat Related Deaths, 15 Other Non-Combat Related Deaths, 37 Total Deaths.
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SFC Gregory A. Frazier shown here instructing a Salvadoran soldier in marksmanship was later killed in an FMLN raid.
Massacre de Tenango y Guadalupe - A reminder of one of many massacres that occurred.
Mesa Grande refugee camp in Honduras 1987.
Erected by Hillsborough County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • War, Cold • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
Location. 27° 58.649′ N, 82° 21.676′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther
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Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: Operation Eagle Claw (April 24, 1980) (here, next to this marker); Operation Odyssey Dawn (here, next to this marker); Operation Frequent Wind (here, next to this marker); Gulf of Sidra Incident (here, next to this marker); Operation Praying Mantis (here, next to this marker); Cambodian Campaign during mid-1970 (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. America’s Secret War. The Salvadoran Civil War Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
