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Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

“Faithful Partner - Guardian of the Night”

Air Force Armament Museum

 
 
“Faithful Partner and Guardian of the Night” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 16, 2023
1. “Faithful Partner and Guardian of the Night” Marker
Inscription.
To honor and remember all handlers
and their faithful K-9 partners
for their service and sacrifice


“Faithful Partner - Guardian of the Night”
Dedicated 2008

 
Erected 2008 by Air Force Armament Museum.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 30° 27.987′ N, 86° 33.679′ W. Memorial is in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in Okaloosa County. It is at the intersection of Museum Drive and Pinchot Road (Florida Route 189) when traveling west on Museum Drive. The marker is within the grounds of the Air Force Armament Museum which is located outside the perimeter of Eglin Air Force Base. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Museum Dr, Eglin AFB FL 32542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep 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,
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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: Faithful Partner – Guardian of the Night (here, next to this marker); Eglin Air Force Base (a few steps from this marker); Mac Baker (within shouting distance of this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Doolittle Raiders (within shouting distance of this marker); Nurses Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); B-25 Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker); GBU-43/B MOAB (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eglin Air Force Base.
 
Also see . . .
1. Four-Legged Fighters. U.S. Department of Defense website entry (Submitted on April 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 

2. Air Force Armament Museum. Walton Outdoors website entry (Submitted on April 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 
 
“Faithful Partner and Guardian of the Night” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 16, 2023
2. “Faithful Partner and Guardian of the Night” Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026