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Okaloosa County Desert Storm Memorial

 
 
Okaloosa County Desert Storm Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016
1. Okaloosa County Desert Storm Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of America's heroes
in Operation Desert Storm

 
Erected by Citizens of Okaloosa County, City of Ft. Walton Beach and Kool 105 Radio.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
 
Location. 30° 24.238′ N, 86° 36.466′ W. Memorial is in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, in Okaloosa County. It is on Miracle Strip Parkway SE (U.S. 98) 0.1 miles west of Florida Place SE, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 127 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach FL 32548, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,
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this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 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: Fort Walton (within shouting distance of this marker); Gulfview Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Story of the Fort Walton Temple Mound (within shouting distance of this marker);
Okaloosa County Desert Storm Memorial and flagpole. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016
2. Okaloosa County Desert Storm Memorial and flagpole.
The Indian Temple Mound and Museum is located in the background.
Preserving and Protecting the Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Indianola Inn & Indianola Mound (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Story of the Fort Walton Temple Mound (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Preserving and Protecting the Mound (about 300 feet away); The Landing (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Walton Beach.
 
Marker located right in front of this Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016
3. Marker located right in front of this Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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Aug. 25, 2026