Oakdale in Allen Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr.

All Gave Some - Some Gave All

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

1. SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr. Marker

Inscription. The people of Oakdale, Louisiana, Allen Parish, and VFW Post 3687 dedicate this memorial in honor of SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr., who sacrificed his life in Ah Sadah, Iraq, for the love of his country and fellow soldiers. Born April 26, 1979 - Died June 6, 2007. Served in the U.S. Marines 1998-2003 and the U.S. Army 2005-2007.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 30° 48.945′ N, 92° 39.793′ W. Memorial is in Oakdale, Louisiana, in Allen Parish. It is on East 6th Avenue near North Canal Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oakdale LA 71463, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country.

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 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. Leroy Johnson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam KIA Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Elizabeth (approx. 8.6 miles away); SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. - Bronze Star with Valor (approx. 8.9 miles away); Glenmora Cemetery (approx. 11.9 miles away); Dry Kilns, Old & New (approx. 14.4 miles away); Long Leaf Depot (approx. 14½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakdale.

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2. SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr. Marker

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