Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
HESCO at Home
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015
1. HESCO at Home Marker
In late March of 2009 the 817th Engineer Company of the North Dakota Army National Guard used HESCO barriers instead of sandbags to hold back a flood near Fargo North Dakota. “I saw them all the time in Iraq,” Karsky said, ‘but I never ever thought we’d be using them to fight a flood. I thought we’d be over here throwing sandbags.” 1SG Curtis W. Kasman said “the HESCO barriers in Iraq were much larger, sometimes as high as 20 feet, compared to the three-feet-tall versions being used in Fargo this week.” SPC Jordan J. Nygaard “was amazed by the rapid-fire pace of the dike work going on around him.”
Source: North Dakota National Guard News release.
(Inscription under the photo on the left)
Soldiers and civilians work around the clock to emplace Army supplied HESCO barriers to protect a residential area from flooding.
(Inscription under the photo on the lower right)
Soldiers of the North Dakota National Guard emplace a HESCO barrier line in Fargo, North Dakota.
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 month for this entry is March 2009.
Location. Marker
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We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Bunkhouse: (a few steps from this marker); The “Humvee” – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (a few
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015
2. HESCO at Home Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. HESCO in Afghanistan (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); HESCO in Iraq (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); HESCO Barriers (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Specialist (SPC) Charles Posey III (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Sergeant (SGT) Robert Easley, Jr. (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding HESCO at Home. The area is now an Afghanistan Combat Outpost, circa 2005, which incorporates
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 August 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 41 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.
