Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Khobar Towers

Never To Be Forgotten

— June 25, 1996 —

Khobar Towers Memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 15, 2023

1. Khobar Towers Memorial.

Inscription. 25 June 1996 This day signaled to the Air Force and our nation that we were at war with a determined and evil enemy. It was the opening salvo in what would become a much greater conflict.

The Khobar Towers attack was a story of courage, sacrifice and honor. Every airman who died in that attack and every member of the 4404th Wing (P) who responded so heroically is an American hero. When the bomb went off we lost 19 great airmen and the lives of hundreds more were changed forever.

Immediately after the attack, America’s airmen sprang into action. Pulling comrades out of the rubble and performing lifesaving aid. Without the incredible bravery of our airmen, the death toll would have been much higher. The individual stories of heroism on that day weave together to form a picture of a tremendous team that embodied everything that is great about the Air Force.

We will not forget their heroism, nor will we forget how much they lost on that day.

Heather Wilson
Secretary of the Air Force

I'm sorry for any of us having to go through it. I'm sorry our families have to go through it. I'm sorry for the pain, the loss, the small dark hours of the night when we still hear the echos and the silent tears.

Yet I wouldn't change having gone through it with anyone except maybe the youngest of those we lost. I wouldn't trade the simple feeling of camaraderie with people whose names I don't know but for a few crucial hours decades ago we became family forever. Stay strong until you can't then lean on us. Let us walk beside you until the path isn't so dark.

Tim Albritton - Survivor ·

Erected 2022.

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

Location. 32° 24.273′ N, 86° 14.958′ W. Memorial is in Maxwell

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Air Force Base Gunter Annex, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Avenue D, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Enlisted Heritage Hall at the Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex and requires base access. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 550 McDonald St, Montgomery AL 36115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 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: Corporal Vernon L. Burge (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to Charles L. Schaub (within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to Theodore M. Hamlin

Khobar Towers Memorial at the Enlisted Heritage Memorial Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 15, 2023

2. Khobar Towers Memorial at the Enlisted Heritage Memorial Park.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to Jon D. Harston (within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to Michael E. Fish (within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to John A. Chapman (within shouting distance of this marker); Award of Air Force Cross to Victor R. Adams (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Khobar Towers Bombing. (Submitted on April 16, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Recognizing survivors and donors of memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

3. Recognizing survivors and donors of memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.