Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
USASOC Memorial Wall
In Memory of Our Fallen Special Operations Soldiers
| | United States Army Special Operations Command | |
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 3, 2010
1. USASOC Memorial Wall Tribute
Erected 2010 by USASOC Soldier, Family and Command Support Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.
Location. 35° 6.609′ N, 79° 0.146′ W. Memorial is in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is on Kuwait Street Ό mile west of Yadkin Road & Reilly Street intersection when traveling east. Located at the southwest corner of the USASOC headquarters building facing Memorial Plaza and the Special Warfare Memorial Statue, also
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Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meadows Memorial Parade Field (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); T-8 90mm (approx. 1.7 miles away); M-56 Scorpion Self-Propelled Antitank Gun (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fairchild C-119 (approx. 1.7 miles away); M-551A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (approx. 1.8 miles away); UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter (approx. 1.8 miles away); 328th Infantry Rock (approx. 1.8 miles away); 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion (approx. 1.8 miles away).
Also see . . . SocNet: New USASOC Memorial Wall. (Submitted on June 3, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 2, 2010
2. USASOC Memorial Wall & Plaza
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 2, 2010
3. USASOC Memorial Wall Marker
The new wall, which borders the plaza outside the U.S. Army Special Operations Command headquarters building on Fort Bragg, was dedicated on May 27, 2010 during an annual ceremony honoring special operations soldiers killed in combat. The original wall opened in 1995 with three bronze plaques. Every year since, a ceremony near Memorial Day has added the names of soldiers killed in the previous year. Seven plaques were added to the first wall as the casualty list grew from wars in the Middle East. Last year, Gen. John F. Mulholland, commander of special operations, ordered an upgrade for the wall. The new granite wall is reminiscent of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It bears the names of 1,078 special operations soldiers killed in conflicts since the Korean War. There's space enough for another 20 years of casualties based on current rates, according to the command. The wall is topped with a sculpture called Eagle Rising. The eagle-edged shield was fashioned out of the bronze plates from the original wall by Oregon-based sculptor and veteran Lorenzo Ghiglieri.
Photographed by Unknown, May 27, 2010
4. USASOC Memorial Wall
The new wall, which borders the plaza outside the U.S. Army Special Operations Command headquarters building on Fort Bragg, was dedicated on May 27, 2010 during an annual ceremony honoring special operations soldiers killed in combat. Commanders and Sergeants Major from each of USASOC's subordinate commands presented wreaths in front of the memorial wall.
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 2, 2010
5. USASOC Memorial Wall
Regarding the inscriptions which are etched into the wall, “I think they speak perfectly to its purpose and together say all that needs to be said,” General Mulholland said. “One is from John, which reads, Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. No other words could possibly make it clear the ultimate purpose behind the sacrifice made by our fallen heroes: their love for their fellow man, and their love for their country.”
Photographed by USASFC Public Affairs, May 31, 2010
6. USASOC Memorial Wall
The Special Forces color guard stands on the Army Special Operations Forces Memorial plaza during the SF Memorial Day Ceremony, May 31, 2010. The ceremony honored 18 SF Soldier killed in action and more than 90 association members who died this past year.
Photographed by Robert Cole, May 27, 2010
7. USASOC Memorial Wall Commemoration
Commemoration by families, friends and fellow Soldiers of those who sacrificed their lives and are memorialized on the wall. When the black curtain was pulled back Thursday afternoon to unveil a new wall honoring slain Special Operations Soldiers, some relatives touched the names of their loved ones. Some placed red roses at the foot of the wall. Some had their photographs taken next to the names. Others just stood and wept. For all of them, the shiny granite edifice was a permanent reminder that people care about the sacrifice they made.
Photographed by Robert Cole, May 27, 2010
8. USASOC Tribute Bell
The solemn ringing of the tribute bell followed the reading of each name of the Soldiers who fell during the past year, honored during the Special Operations Soldier Memorial Ceremony held at USASOC Memorial Plaza on Fort Bragg, NC on May 27, 2010.
Photographed by Trish Harris, USASOC PAO (U.S. Army), June 2, 2010
9. USASOC Memorial Wall Marker
Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks at the names of fallen Special Operations Soldiers on the recently unveiled memorial wall that stands in the plaza of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Headquarters building, during his visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. to meet with Special Operations Soldiers and command on June 2, 2010.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2010. This page has been viewed 4,904 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 3, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
