Hauppauge in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kerry P. Hein Memorial
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 27, 2017
1. Kerry P. Hein Memorial
U.S. Army, K.I.A. February 27, 1991
and all these brave men and women who gave
their last full measure of devotion
during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Dedicated May 18, 1991
Erected 1991.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
Location. 40° 49.418′ N, 73° 13.434′ W. Marker is in Hauppauge, New York, in Suffolk County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and H. Lee Dennison Building Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge NY 11788, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Captured and Missing Americans in South East Asia Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Persian Gulf and Middle East Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Women of the Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Families War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Caleb Smith House (approx. 2 miles away);
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More about this memorial. The memorial is located at the bottom of the walkway that leads one from the upper level to the lower level of Armed Forces Plaza.
Also see . . . Kerry Peter Hein (Congressional Record, Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)). "Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Kerry P. Hein American Legion Post in Rocky Point, Long Island, NY, founded 5 years ago to honor the memory of CWO Kerry P. Hein, who gave his life in service to America on February 27, 1991, while serving in Operation Desert Storm. Hein was a resident of Sound Beach, on Suffolk County's North Shore, and was the only Long Island resident to die in the Persian Gulf war....Founded in 1991 as America's first Desert Storm post, the Kerry P. Hein American Legion Post No. 1991 honors the Army medivac helicopter pilot who was shot down over Kuwait just 1 day before the cease-fire was declared in the Persian Gulf war...." (Submitted on August 3, 2018.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 27, 2017
2. Kerry P. Hein Memorial - wide view
The memorial is visible here all the way at the bottom of the Kerry P. Hein Memorial Walkway.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
