Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
HESCO in Iraq
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015
1. HESCO in Iraq Marker
From early May 2003-January 2004 we occupied an abandoned Iraqi military base near the town of Sinjar. Soon after our arrival the outer cordon of the base was built using HESCO barriers which we used as guard positions and to control access to the base. Members of my Platoon acquired some HESCO barriers not used in the construction of the outerperimeter to build a shower and some trash cans for our use.
SGT Michael Mira
A CO 2-187th Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade 101st Airborne.
(Inscription under the photo on the left)
Checkpoint in Iraq integrating earthen berm, concrete T-wall, Jersey barriers and HESCO barriers on Main Supply Route (MSR) Tampa between Forward Operating Base (FOB) Remagen and Contingency Operating Base (COB) Speicher.
Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 2003.
Location. 40° 12.45′ N, 77° 9.54′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. It is on Army Heritage Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
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Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: HESCO Barriers (a few steps from this marker); HESCO in Afghanistan (a few steps from this marker); HESCO at Home (a few steps from this marker); Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeant (SGT) Robert Easley, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III (within shouting distance of this marker); The Army Introduces a Heavyweight: The 3-Inch Antitank Gun M5/M6 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (about 300 feet
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015
2. HESCO in Iraq Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015
3. Sign at the entrance to the US Army Heritage and Education Center
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
