Fort Polk in Vernon Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Operation Just Cause (Dec. 1989)

5th Infantry Division (Mech) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010

1. 5th Infantry Division (Mech) Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the soldiers of 5th Infantry Division (Mech) who participated in Operation Just Cause (Dec. 1989) in Panama and to the following soldiers who lost their lives while serving in Panama.

CPL Ivan Perez
Co B, 4th BN, 6th INF

PVT2 Kenneth Scott
Co A, 4th BN, 6th INF

SPEC Larry Emerson
HHC, 4th BN, 6th INF

Erected by American Legion Droddy Cain Post 145 & Veterans of Foreign Wars Old Stage Post 3106.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 31° 2.887′ N, 93° 12.791′ W. Marker is in Fort Polk, Louisiana, in Vernon Parish. It can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located in the Fort Polk Warrior Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Polk LA 71459, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Second Brigade Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Peason Ridge Heritage Families (a few steps from this marker); Camp Polk Heritage Families (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terrorism Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Polk (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (within shouting distance of this marker); The Seventh Armored Division (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Polk.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010

2. 5th Infantry Division (Mech) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,063 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.