Hutchinson Island South in Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Neil Roberts

Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2026

1. Neil Roberts Marker

Inscription. Neil Roberts graduated BUD/S Class 184 in 1992, he then reported to SEAL Team TWO. In the summer of 1999, Neil reported for duty to SEAL Team SIX in VA. On 3 March 2002, during Operation ANACONDA, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, ABH1 (SEAL) Neil Christoper Roberts was a Surveillance and Reconnaissance team member who was inserted onto a mountain top behind enemy positions. During the insertion in the Takur Ghar Mountains, his MH-47 helicopter came under heavy enemy fire and was repeatedly hit by effective enemy heavy machine gun and rocket propelled grenade fire. As the helicopter sustained the hits, Petty Officer Roberts was catapulted from the helicopter. Isolated at 10,500 feet in the frigid, snowy terrain, Petty Officer Roberts was instantly caught in enemy crossfire. He immediately began engaging the enemy with his squad automatic weapon. Petty Officer Roberts brought the fight to the enemy until he was eventually killed from fatal gunshot wounds on 4 March 2002. During his service, Neil was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star w/Combat "V", Purple Heart, Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Navy and Marine

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Corps Achievement Medals, the Army Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and numerous other medals and awards.

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(Photo #1) This sign hung in the gym at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. It was the gym for SEAL Team SIX and was named after Neil Roberts, who died on Roberts Ridge.

Erected by National Navy UDT-Seal Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 2002.

Location. 27° 29.743′ N, 80° 18.002′ W. Marker is in Fort Pierce, Florida, in St. Lucie County. It is in Hutchinson Island South. It is on Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway 0.3 miles south of Jackson Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Pierce FL 34949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Treasure Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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, it finds itself in what was

Neil Roberts sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2026

2. Neil Roberts sign

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: O Course (here, next to this marker); Frog Feet (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Statue (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Medal of Honor Statue (a few steps from this marker); Seafox (within shouting distance of this marker); WW II Beach Obstacles (within shouting distance of this marker); WWII Beach Defense (within shouting distance of this marker); The Button (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Pierce.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the grounds of the National Navy UDT-Seal Museum. There is an entrance fee to visit the grounds and museum.

Also see . . . Battle of Takur Ghar. Wikipedia

The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2026

3. Neil Roberts Marker
The view of the marker and sign together.
For the U.S. side, the battle proved the deadliest entanglement of Operation Anaconda, an effort early in the War in Afghanistan to rout al-Qaeda forces from the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains.

(Submitted on January 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 7, 2026

4. Neil Roberts Marker

The view of the marker from the walkway.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 85 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.