Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Always Vigilant
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2016
1. Always Vigilant Marker
to those Civil Air Patrol
members who gave their lives
performing missions in the
interest of their country
and their fellow Americans
May They Never Be Forgotten
Erected by the Civil Air Patrol - USAF Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 32° 22.561′ N, 86° 20.911′ W. Memorial is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South Hansell Street and Kirkpatrick Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Hansell Street. Located within Maxwell Air Force Base and requires base access. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 105 South Hansell Street (Building 714), Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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, 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: Bird-Dog (here, next to this marker); Wilson Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Air Corps Tactical School (approx. Ό mile away); Lister Hill Center (approx. Ό mile away); Northrop T-38A "Talon" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Air University Commanders (approx. 0.4 miles away);
this page online
Also see . . . Wikipedia article about the History of the Civil Air Patrol. (Submitted on July 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2016
2. Always Vigilant Marker & "Bird-Dog" O-1A Cessna Aircraft r/n N6258
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
