Patriot's Point Memorial
This Memorial is Dedicated to All the
Brave Men and Women Who Proudly
Served in the United States Armed Forces
Protecting Freedom Around the World — — Map (db m100864) WM
Honoring all Veterans and Their Families
Concept Designer:Sissy Birindelli
Sculptor: Stephen Spears
The Fairhope Veterans Memorial Committee
Wishes to thank all our supporters, with special thanks to :
The City of Fairhope
The Single . . . — — Map (db m128892) WM
(East Face):
Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.
Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestors worth, who heard the thunder of the fray . . . — — Map (db m4649) HM
As the U.S. Army modernized at the turn of the 20th century, so too did its military posts. In the stratified society of this period, separate and distinct areas for the various classes of individuals were developed. The Army was little different, . . . — — Map (db m70104) HM
In commemoration of all Sky Soldiers
whose valor and sacrifice in defense of
South Vietnam must never be forgotten
"All Gave Some Some Gave All" — — Map (db m100946) WM
Unknown Soldiers
Several Unidentified Federal Soldiers
were Buried in This Location During
The Years Following The War Between
the State These Soldiers were Part
of the Union Army Troops Stationed
in the Area to Enforce Federal Law
During . . . — — Map (db m276222) WM
Built by U.S. Army engineers over the summer of 1824, Three Notch Road has served as Bullock Countys major transportation route throughout its history. It was constructed to facilitate military communication between Pensacola in Florida and Ft. . . . — — Map (db m89638) HM
Side 1
Built by U.S. Army engineers over the summer of 1824, Three Notch Road has served as Bullock Countys major transportation route throughout its history. It was constructed to facilitate military communication between Pensacola . . . — — Map (db m89637) HM
The Legacy of the Military
On the other side of Anniston, the Army constructed an Ordnance Depot on 15,000 acres west of the city during WWII. Over time, the depot evolved into the region's largest employer. The economic and community . . . — — Map (db m106619) HM
This Arkansas congressman and General had lived here (1833-1844).
Veteran of War with Mexico.
Elected to U.S. Congress in 1858 and 1860.
Served in Trans-Mississippi Dept. C.S.A as Brigadier General 1861-1862 served with Army of Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m267232) HM
Dedicated to the memory
of all our servicemen
who were in the
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War with Great Britain 1812-1814
Indian wars - various 1813-1837
War with Mexico 1846-1848
War Between the States 1861-1865
Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m156266) WM
In honor of those men and women who fought for the
cause of freedom and in memory of those who paid the
ultimate price and or did not make it back home
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Desert Storm
This war memorial . . . — — Map (db m197522) WM
In Honor of all U.S. Military Personnel who Served their Country in War and Peace
{secondary plaque nearby}: Choctaw County's Wartime Dead — — Map (db m244914) WM
This garden is a living tribute to all
of America's veterans and their
families. In silence and respect, this is
a place to remember why millions of
Americans have fought and died for
our liberty and our freedom.
Here we renew our . . . — — Map (db m192077) WM
The Purple Heart
This monument is dedicated
to those soldiers, sailors,
Marines, airmen and Coast
Guardsmen from Colbert
County, Alabama who
were wounded in combat or
killed in action.
Military Order of the
Purple Heart . . . — — Map (db m192058) WM
Obtained from Ft. Rucker, AL by American Legion Post No. 31
April 28, 1999
*Weapons: 105 mm rifled cannon. 7.62 mm and .50 caliber machine guns.
*Engine: 750 hp. 12 cylinder air-cooled diesel.
*Crew-4 men: Weight-107.900 lb.: Speed-30 mph: . . . — — Map (db m107646) HM
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st
Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry
Division, Tay Ninh Province, Republic
of Vietnam, 18 July 1969.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and . . . — — Map (db m99522) HM WM
The name Florala came from combining the names of Florida and Alabama. Lake Jackson, located in Florala, is the state's largest natural lake. It is named for Andrew Jackson, who in 1818 camped on the lake with his soldiers while en route to . . . — — Map (db m83457) HM
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932
My stone is red for
the . . . — — Map (db m101168) WM
United States of America Department of the Army 1775
United States of America Department of the Navy
United States of America Department of the Air Force MCMXLVII
United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy
United States Coast . . . — — Map (db m267735) WM
To the glory of God and in memory of
the valiant dead of the armed forces.
They worked and fought to achieve
the victories and to preserve freedom
in order that America may live. — — Map (db m267734) WM
Front
KOREA
In Honor and Memory of
our Veterans who Served in
the Korean War
1950 — 1953
✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯
Against overwhelming odds our valiant
service men and women withstood
the . . . — — Map (db m82043) WM
Front
VIETNAM
Honor ✯ Duty ✯ Sacrifice
In Grateful Memory and Honor
of all Veterans from
Dallas County who served in
the Vietnam Conflict
1965 — 1973
✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ . . . — — Map (db m82039) WM
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends. St. John, 15-13
Erected in grateful humility to the enduring
memory of those of Dallas County whose
names appear hereon who made the supreme . . . — — Map (db m83522) WM
The fort, consisting of a log house and large stockade, was built in 1838 by order of General Winfield Scott, commander of military forces responsible for the removal of Cherokee Indians.
Soldiers occupying the fort were commanded by Captain . . . — — Map (db m261858) HM
On 6/18/1942 the U.S. took possession of 36,300 acres in Etowah and adjoining St. Clair County to establish Alabama's first Chemical Warfare Center. The area was dedicated on 12/25/1942 and named for U.S. Army M/G William Luther Sibert, first Chief . . . — — Map (db m33304) HM
Dedicated by the citizens of Fayette in memory of those who gave their lives and in tribute to those who served in World War II — — Map (db m256519) WM
This helicopter stands in honor of our veterans and the soldiers of Fort Rucker. In appreciation of their dedicated service to our country and to the people of Geneva County. — — Map (db m249158) WM
Army World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Iraq Afghanistan In God We Trust
Navy World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Iraq Afghanistan In God We Trust
Air Force World War I World War II Korea . . . — — Map (db m249159) WM
Commitments are made by all soldiers as they perform their duties to protect our lives and freedoms from foreign aggressors.
Soldiers oath (Oath of Enlistment)
"I_____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the . . . — — Map (db m268444) HM WM
Pattern developed in 1841 in England based on centuries-old anchor type.
Recognizable design, also known as Fisherman's or Common Anchor.
Common on Naval Ships
Weight: Approximately 8,000 lbs
Used in U.S. Approximately 1860s to 1940s
Anchor . . . — — Map (db m268108) HM
What started the Barbary Wars?
Pirates from the Barbary States (Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco in North Africa) seized and held American merchant ships for ransom and demanded we pay tribute. We refused, formed an alliance with . . . — — Map (db m268440) HM
Why is the Civilian - Military Relationship Important?
The U.S. Constitution requires civilian control of the Military, and the President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief.
Civilian elected officials are . . . — — Map (db m268151) HM WM
How do I become a Commissioned Military Officer?
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC): Enrollment in college ROTC program in addition to the course required for their degree. ROTC students receive a stipend/money towards books, . . . — — Map (db m268244) HM WM
How do I join the Military as an Enlisted Service Member?
Find a recruiting station
Go thru testing and evaluation. If accepted, you sign a contract with the US Military, typically for 4 years.
You take an Oath of . . . — — Map (db m268358)
Orginal French design modified by U.S.
Use: Infantry support from the end of WW I (1918) through WW II
(1945)
Weight: 12,000 lbs
Projectile: 155 mm (6-1/8")
Muzzle Velocity: 1,840 feet per second
Projectile range: 8.5 miles — — Map (db m268119) HM WM
Monument Circle, the 100' diameter concrete circle where you are standing, is the central feature of the Park.
It consists of:
Honor Wall
Service monument
Kiosks
Soil from foreign battlefields
Honor Wall
The Honor . . . — — Map (db m268441) WM
A battlefield Cross monument provided a graphic battlefield image of the intimate sacrifice of our brave soldier who gave their lives in combat, reminding us that Freedom is not Free. — — Map (db m268104) WM
What are the Ways to Serve?
Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer, or Enlisted Service Member
Active Duty: Full-time Military
Reserves: Military service that combines a part-time military role or career with a civilian . . . — — Map (db m268357)
Here rests in
honored Glory
an American
Soldier
Known but to God
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
A monument dedicated to deceased US Service members whose remains have not been identified. It is located in . . . — — Map (db m268352) HM WM
Since becoming a separate service in 1947, your Air Force has led the world in aerospace technology!
First, to break the sound barrier
Holds the world record for fastest air-breathing aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird, Mach 3+ (2,200 . . . — — Map (db m268148) HM
U.S. Army U.S. Space Force U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy U.S. Air Force U.S. Coast Guard
Did You Know What Your Armed Forces Do for you?
Project power to deter aggression and prevent war
Deploys service members on a . . . — — Map (db m268442) HM WM
Since 1775, when our colonists first formed the new Continental Army as conscripts armed with single shot muskets, our patriotic citizens have been fighting for our freedom. At the start of WWII your Army was ranked 19th , yet we quickly . . . — — Map (db m268346) HM WM
Motto: "Semper Paratus" - "Always Ready"
Brief History: Originally established as the Revenue Marine on 4 August 1790. At the time, it was the only armed maritime service of the United States. Still only military service . . . — — Map (db m268351) HM WM
What are Marines? While being the smallest US military service, our Marines are known for being tenacious fighters on land, sea and air by conducting task-organized amphibious and ecpeditionary landings and noted for rapid deployment and . . . — — Map (db m268348) HM WM
Infancy: On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, manned by crews of eighty, and sent them to intercept British supply ships. . . . — — Map (db m268349) HM WM
This park was created to:
Honor the men and women from Jackson County who served and sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom.
Recognize and honor all service men and women of the Armed Forces, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, Air . . . — — Map (db m268106) WM
What is a Warrant Officer?
Warrant Officers are a specialist rank, above the enlisted ranks, but below the officer ranks. Warrant Officers serve in the Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard.
Warrant Officers are addressed as Mr. (last . . . — — Map (db m268243) HM WM
How was it drafted?
Representatives from 13 colonies convened in May 1787 to create a new form of government in the newly independent United States of America. The outcome is our US Constitution, which created a government of the people, . . . — — Map (db m268354) HM
Why so Many Wars?
Why would a nation that values peace and freedom as its primary virtues fight in so many wars?
Freedom!
The United States of America fight for Freedom!
Freedom for ourselves, starting with the American . . . — — Map (db m268241) HM WM
A grateful nation remembers Raymond Weeks, founder and director of National Veterans Day.
(Lower plaque)
November 11, 2007, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of America's first National Veterans Day, Birmingham, Alabama. . . . — — Map (db m188212) HM
Disabled American Veterans Formed December 25, 1920.
Birmingham Chapter No. 4 Chartered January 25, 1926.
This memorial dedicated to our military forces and to all who have given their blood and lives that the republic might . . . — — Map (db m24347) WM
In memory of Lamar County's honored dead
Korea
Bowen, Elzie Ray
Hays, Robert A.
Mixon, Herman L.
Pickens, Freddie F.
Reed, Cecil
Rushing, Larry W.
In memory of Lamar County's honored dead . . . — — Map (db m96851) WM
Side 1
In Memory of Lamar County's Honored Dead
World War One and Two
Allen, Othar J. Conner, Herbert C.
Atkins, A. Lincoln Conner, James Box
Avers, Cicero Cox, William Lloyd
Baughn, Claudie Cowart, Milo K. . . . — — Map (db m96852) WM
Approximately one-half mile north of this location is the birthplace of Hugh Pate Harris. He was born there on June 15, 1909. At a young age, Hugh and his family moved to Lawrence County, Tennessee. After graduating from Columbia Military . . . — — Map (db m69499) HM
The 1,900 lb. HC (High Capacity) Mark 13 shore-bombardment projectile is fired from the Mark 7, 16 .50-caliber gun. The HC round can create a crater 50 wide and 20 deep. The 16 gun turret weights 1,708 tons. The barrel weighs 267,904 lbs. . . . — — Map (db m69660) HM
The AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile was the United States first Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). It was made to deliver W28, 4-megaton nuclear warheads. North
American Aviation was contracted in 1956 to build the protoype. The AGM-28 was put into . . . — — Map (db m69655) HM
This is a T-3 (T-78) Experimental anti-tank gun. It fired a 76mm round of ammunition. Being a towed weapon
limited it to being used defensively, and its lack of mobility meant it could be easily outflanked. Towed anti-tank artillery disappeared . . . — — Map (db m69661) HM
A 1953 graduate of West Point, Gen. Brown culminated a 36-year military career as Director of the Army Staff (1983-1987) and Vice-Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1987-1989). — — Map (db m219297) HM
Hugh P. Harris became a four-star general in 1964, the 66th officer to receive this rank. A leader in the development of the airborne concept, he held such important post as Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Commander. — — Map (db m219305) HM
After flying more than 90 worldwide reconnaissance missions, in 1990 Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding set a coast to coast aircraft speed record of 67 minutes 54 seconds flying an SR-71 spy plane, which is now at the Smithsonian. — — Map (db m219174) HM
In 1976, Fran McKee became the first woman line officer promoted to Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. A wide range of opportunities for women in the Navy is a result of her personal example and her work on the Navy's Equal Rights Committee. — — Map (db m219332) HM
The M50 Honest John was the U.S. Armys first nuclear-armed surface-to-surface rocket. It was an unguided 762mm artillery rocket, powered by an M6 solid-fuel rocket engine.
The Honest John was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, . . . — — Map (db m69656) HM
The Hawk Missile was the first mobile medium-range, guided, anti-aircraft missile deployed by the U.S. Army in August 1959. The Hawk is a surface-to-air missile powered by a solid-propellant rocket motor and controlled in flight by its large tail . . . — — Map (db m69652) HM
The MIM-72 Chaparral is a ground launched air-to-air missile. Development of the "Night Chaparral" began in 1963 with the short-term replacement of the MIM-64 Mauler, a quick-reaction semi-active radar homing missile system. Designation aptly . . . — — Map (db m207538) HM
Front:
To Honor All Combat
Infantrymen
We were boys and we were young
We became men on that hill we overran
Some of us lived, many of us died
For a moment with us abide
and join in prayer with me
to honor those of the . . . — — Map (db m156897) WM
In May 1838 soldiers, under the command of U.S. Army General Winfield Scott, began rounding up Cherokee Indians in this area who had refused to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. About 16,000 Cherokees were placed in stockades in Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m33318) HM
Dedicated October 17, 2020
by
The Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Committee of Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial Foundation and the Hershel "Woody" Williams Medal of Honor Foundation.
On behalf of a grateful community, . . . — — Map (db m268712) WM
The Battlefield Memorial is a symbolic remembrance of the battlefield or at the base camp for a soldier who has been killed. It consists of the soldier's rifle, with a bayonet attached, stuck into the ground with a helmet on top, dog tags hanging . . . — — Map (db m268715) WM
This plaque was placed here by
Citizens of Huntsville and
Madison County, Alabama,
In Honor Of
Major General H.N. Toftoy, USA.
Who was Commanding General
of Redstone Arsenal
from September 1, 1954, to March 31, 1958.
It was unveiled . . . — — Map (db m27906) HM
The Memorial Fountain System begins with a flow of water cascading over the continuous weir, which is punctuated by 8 Black Granite Markers. This flow symbolizes the blood which has been spilled defending our nation's freedom and flows into the . . . — — Map (db m68728) WM
These statues pay tribute to the special sacrifice of those wounded in combat. It honors the courage and bravery of the thousands of wounded warriors who have been injured while serving their country.
It also pays tribute to the combat Medic who . . . — — Map (db m268694) HM WM
Sponsored by American Legion Post #100
Winfield, AL
For God and Country
This memorial is dedicated in memory of all the men and women from the Winfield area who have made the supreme scrifice to save our lives and property, while serving in . . . — — Map (db m250571) WM
When British forces arrived at Mobile Bay to assault Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point, half of the British army under the command of Sir John Kean, who was recovering from wounds suffered during the defeat at New Orleans, was landed on Dauphin Island to . . . — — Map (db m122427) HM
In memory of the men and women
who answered the call of duty
to our beloved country (USA)
Gave the ultimate sacrifice
Their lives
These patriots, lost to eternity
Will not be forgotten — — Map (db m226760) WM
This 'Mark 8' 2,700 pound
armor piercing (AP) projectile
is fired from one of the nine
16-inch, 45 caliber Mark 45
"Big Guns" aboard Battleship
USS Alabama (BB 60). It travels
at a speed of 2,300 feet per
second or 1,568 miles per . . . — — Map (db m245676) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m162406) HM
Australia's contribution to the Korean War included 77 Squadron of the RAAF and the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Australian troops participated in two major battles in 1951. On April 22, Chinese forces attacked forcing South Korean and . . . — — Map (db m191385) HM WM
The first Canadian aid to the UN forces came from the Royal Canadian Navy. On July 12, 1950, three Canadian destroyers were dispatched to Korean waters to serve under UN command. In addition, a Royal Canadian AirForce Squadron was assigned to air . . . — — Map (db m191417) HM WM
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