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Cpl Brandon Michael Craig

 
 
Cpl Brandon Michael Craig Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
1. Cpl Brandon Michael Craig Memorial
Inscription.
Born 11 March 1982 KIA 19 July 2007
United States Army
Headquarters & Headquarters Co.
4th Brigade 2nd Infantry
Personal Security Detachment
Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Good Conduct Medal • National Defense Service Medal • Iraqi Campaign Medal • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal • Army Commendation Medal (V-Device, Oak Leaf Cluster) • Bronze Star Medal • Purple Heart • Expert Weapons (Rifle, Grenade) • Army Service Ribbon • Combat Infantry Badge • Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Only God knows why

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 39° 24.263′ N, 75° 52.082′ W. Memorial is in Cecilton, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Maryland Route 282) and North Bohemia Avenue ( Route 213), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cecilton MD 21913, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Greater Philadelphia.
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It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greenfield (approx. one mile away); The Anchorage (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. Francis Xavier Church (approx. 2 miles away); “Worsell Mannor” (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sassafras River (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fort Duffy (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mount Pleasant (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cecilton.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Founded on Friendship (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Cpl Brandon Michael Craig Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
2. Cpl Brandon Michael Craig Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 29, 2026