Marion in Grant County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Bradley D. King

February 19, 1979 — April 2, 2007

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2023

1. U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Bradley D. King Marker

Inscription. 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade. SSG King was killed in an ambush while on patrol in Al Amiriyah, Iraq

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 2007.

Location. 40° 35.304′ N, 85° 39.858′ W. Memorial is in Marion, Indiana, in Grant County. It can be reached from Matter Park Circle 0.2 miles north of North Matter Park Road, on the right when traveling north. The memorial is located at the northeast corner of Matter Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1899 North Matter Park Road, Marion IN 46952, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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U.S. Marine Captain Brandon A. Barrett (here, next to this marker); U.S. Marine Corporal Christopher S. Ebert (here, next to this marker); U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Collin J. Bowen (here, next to this marker); U.S. Army Reserve Specialist Joshua L. Hill (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Memorial (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Army Private First Class Joshua A. Ramsey (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Marine Corporal Lance M. Thompson (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Army Private First Class David A. Kirkpatrick (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Matter Park Freedom Memorial

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1. King family helps National Guard remember. Excerpt:

(09/18/2010, Story by Staff Sgt. Les Newport) Family members of Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King joined hundreds of King’s fellow soldiers during a Wall of Honor ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Marion, Ind. King spent much of his career serving at the armory before being mortally wounded in Iraq in 2007.

(Submitted on February 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. SSG Bradley Darnell King (Find A Grave).

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Bradley D. King Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2023

2. U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Bradley D. King Memorial

Excerpt:

(La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana) Army Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King, 28, of Marion, Ind. died April 2, 2007, in Amiriyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. He was a veteran of the United States Indiana Army National Guard and an automotive worker at the Marion Armory. He was also a member of American Legion Post 10 and ABATE.

(Submitted on February 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.