Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Khobar Towers Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. Khobar Towers Memorial Marker
is dedicated to the
19 Airmen
who lost their lives
on 25 June 1996
in the terrorist attack
at Khobar Towers
Dhahran, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Dedicated at Prince Sultan AB
25 June 1997
Rededicated 25 June 2004
“Their sacrifice shall blaze
as a flame in our hearts.”
Erected 1997.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
Location. 39° 46.808′ N, 84° 6.759′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #274) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 11th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 385th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 485th Bomb Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); 98th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 7th Photo Group (a few
this page online
Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Khobar Towers Attack. (Submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. Khobar Towers Memorial Marker
Fifth marker on left side of walkway. Looking southwest.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,130 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
