Near Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Airborne Memorial

America’s Guard of Honor

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2022

1. Airborne Memorial

Inscription.

Welcome to Michigan from America’s Guard of Honor
Geo. T. Alex Detroit Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association
Dedicated to the Paratroopers and Glidermen who have served
And the men and women who continue to serve as America’s best.
James W. Etherton, President Dedicated June 6, 2004
Airborne Emblem, Army Airborne Glider Badge, 82nd Airborne Shoulder Patch, 101st Airborne Shoulder Patch, Paraglider Shoulder Patch
11th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 173rd, 187th 555th, Special Forces

Erected 2004 by Geo. T. Alex Detroit Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 51.823′ N, 83° 24.298′ W. Memorial is near Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on Detroit-Toledo Expressway (Interstate 75 at milepost 10), on the right when traveling north. The memorial is in the Northbound Rest Area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Monroe MI 48161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in

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the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michigan: Historic Crossroads / Michigan: Twenty-Sixth State (within shouting distance of this marker); LaPlaisance Bay Settlement (approx. one mile away); LaSalle Township FD 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lutherans In Monroe County (approx. 2.4 miles away); Indian Attack (approx. 2.7 miles away); Boston Custer - Autie Reed (approx. 3.1 miles away); George Francis Heath, M.D. (approx. 3.1 miles away); Custer-Reed Plot (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Another marker is no longer nearby. LaPlaisance Bay (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2022

2. Airborne Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 21, 2022

3. Airborne Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.