Harlingen in Cameron County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Iraqi D-20 152mm Howitzer

Iraq D-20 152mm Howitzer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

1. Iraq D-20 152mm Howitzer Marker

Inscription. Captured by elements of the 6th Marines,
2nd Marine Division
during Operation Desert Strom 1991.
Presented to MMA by
LtGen William M. Keys, USMC
CG, FMF LANT
Board of Advisiors, MMA

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.

Location. 26° 13.387′ N, 97° 40.029′ W. Marker is in Harlingen, Texas, in Cameron County. It is on Camelia south of Iwo Jima Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. This marker is on the grounds of the Marine Military Academy Marine Memorial Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Iwo Jima Blvd, Harlingen TX 78550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harlingen Army Airfield and Harlingen Air Force Base (approx. 0.4 miles away); Original Sam Houston School (approx. 2½ miles away); First United Methodist Church of Harlingen (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lozano Plaza (approx. 2.8 miles away); Howard E. and Mary Butt House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Planters State Bank (approx. 2.8 miles away); City of Harlingen (approx. 2.9 miles away); Historic Harlingen (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlingen.

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Iraq D-20 152mm Howitzer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

2. Iraq D-20 152mm Howitzer

Iwo Jima Memorial-full scale plaster model used to cast the Marine Memorial in Arlington VA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

3. Iwo Jima Memorial-full scale plaster model used to cast the Marine Memorial in Arlington VA

This memorial is on the grounds of the Marine Military Academy Museum

Close up of Iwo Jima Memorial-plaster version image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

4. Close up of Iwo Jima Memorial-plaster version

Inside the Marine Military Academy Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

5. Inside the Marine Military Academy Museum

Sign at the entrance to the Marine Military Academy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 1998

6. Sign at the entrance to the Marine Military Academy

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 6, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.