Navarre in Santa Rosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Memory of UH-60M Crew "Mojo 69"
10 March 2015
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016
1. In Memory of UH-60M Crew "Mojo 69" Memorial
Top four names are of the UH-60M helicopter crew from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard from Hammond, Louisiana. The next seven names are the Marines from the 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
CW4 G. David Strother [PI]
SSG Lance Bergeron [SI]
SSG Thomas C. Florich III [CE]
USMC 2D MSOB PAX:
SGT Marcus Bawol
SGT Trevor P. Blaylock
SSGT Liam Flynn
SGT Kerry M. Kemp
MSGT Thomas Saunders
SSGT Andrew Seif
CPT Stanford H. Shaw III
When you go home,
Tell them of us and say,
"For their Tomorrow, We gave our Today."
Erected 2016 by Gail Stangeland and other Navarre area residents.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Notable Events.
Location. 30° 24.598′ N, 86° 50.212′ W. Marker is in Navarre, Florida, in Santa Rosa County. It is at the intersection of Navarre Parkway (U.S. 98) and Panhandle Trail, on the right when traveling west on Navarre Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9218 Navarre Parkway, Navarre FL 32566, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pensacola and 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: MOJO 69 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gone But Not Forgotten (approx. 1.9 miles away); AC-130 Spectre Crew Lost Near Kuwait (approx. 1.9 miles away); C-46 Commando (approx. 8.1 miles away); 1st Air Commando Group B-25 Medium Bomber (approx. 8.1
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dr. Beal's Shell Museum (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding In Memory of UH-60M Crew "Mojo 69". This Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, with a crew of four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen, callsign Mojo 69, was in a flight of two that departed Eglin Air Force Base site A-15 at approximately 8:16 pm to conduct Rolled Duck (inflatable boat) and Helocast water insertion training missions involving Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Marines and began slow movement north toward the shoreline. As the aircraft went over the waters of the Santa Rosa Sound, crew experienced degraded visual environments and tried to gain control of the helicopter. Approximately 2 min (8:21 pm) after going over water, aircraft crashed in Santa Rosa Sound about 1 statute mile north of A-15. A second UH-60 in flight was returned-to-base (RTB) and landed safely.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016
2. "Mojo 69" Memorial not far from Navarre crash site.
Memorial is a little more than 2 miles northwest of Eglin Air Force Base site A-15 where Mojo 69 took off from.
Also see . . .
1. Marine Corps Times article about crash and report of causes. Includes photos of those killed in the crash. (Submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Memorial erected by Navarre resident. "On a small piece of land off 98 and Panhandle in Navarre, FL you might notice something new. A memorial to the Blackhawk 11. Gail Stangeland who owns the property has paid for 11 flags and a monument to remember the Blackhawk 11. Other people also helped out with the cost. They are Anderson Columbia, Mr. & Mrs. John Conner, Estephan M. Daher, Ed L. Dunn, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Enfinger, M. J. & Bill Phillips,
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2016
3. Another "Mojo 69" memorial in Milton, Florida.
Located in the Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza, some 26 miles north of this marker. Milton is the county seat of Santa Rosa County.
Public Domain, January 7, 2004
4. Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter (the UH-60M has different modifications)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,284 times since then and 235 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
