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Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Rakkasans

 
 
The Rakkasans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 19, 2016
1. The Rakkasans Marker
Inscription.
Insignia of the 187th Regimental Combat Team (Airborne)

"In honor of our fallen
comrades, 'till we form again"

Insignia of airborne regiments

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 38° 52.606′ N, 77° 4.247′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Roosevelt Drive, on the left when traveling north. In Section 7A of Arlington National Cemetery east of the Tomb of the Unknowns. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the
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original Thirteen Colonies, 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: American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd Airborne Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 511 Parachute Infantry Regiment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military Officers Association of America Memorial (about 300 feet away); Jumping Mustangs (about 300 feet away); U.S.S. Boston (about 400 feet away); Seafarers Memorial (about 400 feet away); Spirit of the Elbe (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
The Rakkasans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 19, 2016
2. The Rakkasans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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