Fort Polk in Vernon Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Global War on Terrorism Monument
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
1. Global War on Terrorism Monument
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.
Location. 31° 2.916′ N, 93° 12.78′ W. Monument 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 at the Fort Polk Warrior Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Fort Polk LA 71459, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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: 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (here, next to this marker); 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (here, next to this marker); Fort Polk (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (within shouting distance of this marker); Peason Ridge Heritage Families (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Polk Heritage Families (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.
Additional commentary.
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1. Names and Units
The monument currently lists the Fort Polk units involved and service members lost from 2001 to 2009.
— Submitted November 24, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
2. Global War on Terrorism Monument
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
3. Global War on Terrorism Monument
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
4. Global War on Terrorism Monument
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
5. Global War on Terrorism Monument
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 17, 2010
6. Global War on Terrorism Monument 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 914 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 24, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
