Chesterton in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mark Randall Taylor - Age 20

of Chesterton, IN

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 22, 2025

1. Mark Randall Taylor-Age 20 Marker

Inscription. Killed in action
June 2, 1971
Thua Thiên, South Vietnam

In the morning hours of June 2. 1971 U.S. Army scout dog handler Mark Randall Taylor and his loyal U.S. Army scout dog Krieger (65M8) were executing a scouting patrol to detect a hidden enemy force of Communist North Vietnamese soldiers. The enemy soldiers were suspected to be concealing themselves in heavy jungle vegetation waiting to ambush nearby U.S. soldiers. Upon detection by the dog team the enemy opened fire. Mark Taylor was killed scout dog Krieger died protecting and shielding his fallen handler.

Bravery - Loyalty - Sacrifice
Forever remembered -- Forever honored

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1971.

Location. 41° 36.335′ N, 87° 2.583′ W. Memorial is in Chesterton, Indiana, in Porter County. It can be reached from East Porter Avenue west of Indiana Route 49, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located behind the Northwest Health Emergency Medical Services building. Drive to the left of the building and park in the back of the parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 E Porter Ave, Chesterton IN 46304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana

and specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beirut Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Chesterton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lustron Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chesterton's Historic 100 Block Broadway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chesterton Bandstand (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Brown Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance of Mrs Rose Howe (approx. one mile away); Restoring Life to a Stream (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterton.

Also see . . . Mark Randall Taylor, Vietnam War Casualty. Porter County Indiana GenWeb Project (Submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana.)

Mark Randall Taylor-Age 20 Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 22, 2025

2. Mark Randall Taylor-Age 20 Marker in context

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.