Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
LT. Dale Raebel
Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees
— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
1. LT. Dale Raebel Marker
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LT. Dale Raebel
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973
Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.
Location. 30° 13.788′ N, 81° 53.422′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. Memorial is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy and Lake Newman Street when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. CDR Jim Hall (here, next to this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (here, next to this marker); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (here, next to this marker); LCDR. James Sullivan (here, next to this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff
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Regarding LT. Dale Raebel. In 1971, LT. Raebel, while flying a mission over North Vietnam, was forced to eject from his A-7 and taken prisoner of war. After spending 225 days in captivity, he was released during Operation Homecoming.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
2. LT. Dale Raebel Marker
US Navy/Public Domain
3. LT. Dale Raebel
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
4. Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
