America’s strength lies in the men and women who prepare to defend the ideals of this great country to the fullest. The highest sacrifice anyone can make is to give one’s life so that universal freedom throughout the free world remains steadfast. . . . — — Map (db m136285) WM
In memory of
Gadsden County Veterans who gave
their lives during the Korean Conflict, Vietnam
Era, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Persian Gulf
Our Fallen Heroes
on renown eternal camping grounds,
their silent graves are spread, . . . — — Map (db m79719) WM
Ester Adams • Richard Adams • Tommy Alford • Willie Allen Jr • Robert Ambrose • Michael Andres • Randell Andrews • David Annis • Jeffrey Antley • Mark A. Appenzellar • Michael Aquino • Brain Arabinko • Clifford Armstrong • Charles Asbury • Samuel . . . — — Map (db m218313) WM
"I have seen in your eyes a fire of determination to get this war job done quickly. My confidence in you is total, our cause is just. Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm."
3 F-80 Shooting Stars Fly to Korea In February 1951, MacDill's 307th deployed to Okinawa for the Korean conflict. It was one of the first units to move its fighting forces overseas. MacDill During Vietnam During the Vietnam conflict, . . . — — Map (db m34149) HM
August 2: About 100,000 Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait, initiating the Gulf War. The U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 660 demanding Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait immediately and unconditionally.
August 4: Kuwait was under Iraqi control . . . — — Map (db m194848) HM WM
January 12: U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
January 16: First U.S. government statement of Operation Desert Storm made.
January 17: The air war commenced at . . . — — Map (db m194861) HM WM
The Gulf War, code named Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Lasted 6 Months, 3 Weeks And 5 Days. In Response to Iraq’s Invasion and annexation of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the United States led a coalition of 34 nations which brought economic . . . — — Map (db m194184) HM WM
In reverent memory of
the men of Mount Dora
who gave their lives in
The World War
Erected by
Mount Dora Post
American Legion
July 4, 1931 — — Map (db m143759) WM
Ms. Hester is the first Army female to be awarded the Silver Star for Valor since World War II. The presentation was held at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on June 16, 2005.
Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a National Guard . . . — — Map (db m192263) HM
The AC-130 Spectre gunship evolved into the most heavily armed aircraft
in history. It has a distinguished history and was used extensively in a
multitude of roles during the Vietnam conflict. The AC-130 also flew
combat during the USS . . . — — Map (db m99831) HM
Project Pave Spectre began in 1971 to support combat operations in Southeast Asia. Eleven C-130Es were converted to AC-130Es and modified with 7.62mm, 20mm and 40mm guns, Infared and Low Light Level Television sensors, "Black Crow" detection set, . . . — — Map (db m99912) HM
From early August 1990 to late February 1991, AFSOC participated in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, the protection of Saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi forces.
Active duty, Air Force Reserve, and Air National . . . — — Map (db m99797) HM WM
The Combat Shadow first entered service in 1964 as the HC-130P. During the Vietnam War, the aircraft performed multiple missions including combat search and rescue, command & control, and helicopter air refueling. The aircraft was designed to carry . . . — — Map (db m99869) HM
In May of 1980, the Air Force's newly operational fleet of nine HH-53H Pave Low combat search and rescue helicopters was abruptly transferred to special operations forces due to a highlighted lack of dedicated, long-range, vertical lift platforms in . . . — — Map (db m99873) HM WM
On January 31, 1991 while working a target over Kuwait
fourteen Spectre crewmembers reached out and touched
the face of God; they became true Ghostriders
Maj Paul J. Weaver • SSgt Damon V. Kanuha • TSgt Robert K. Hodges
Capt . . . — — Map (db m99798) WM
The Bell AH-1 Cobra, “Snake”, was the world’s first specifically designed armed attack helicopter. During the Vietnam War, the need for a gunship to protect unarmed helicopters quickly became apparent, when many were lost to ground fire. First . . . — — Map (db m208619) HM
“Freedom is not a
cost free product
t is paid for with
the blood
and lives
of our Veterans.”
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
General, U.S. Army
(Retired)
World War I
KIA
Arnett, Wylie • Bekeart, John G. • Boone, Raymond L. • . . . — — Map (db m216801) WM
Lest They Be Forgotten
Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2015
In memory of Pinellas County’s fallen
killed in action during the Gulf War era
Army SPC Brittany B. Gordon • Army CPL Frank R. Gross • Army SPC Arturo . . . — — Map (db m244412) WM
This memorial is to honor all U.S. military veterans for serving our country with honor & self sacrifice to insure the freedom of the greatest country in the world United States of America Dedicated Nov. 11, 2006 American . . . — — Map (db m57357) WM
1990 — 1991
In appreciation and memory of
all military service personnel
from Putnam County, Florida
for bravery and service to our
country during the Persian Gulf
War (Operation Desert Storm)
Erected and dedicated by the . . . — — Map (db m78109) WM
Sarasota War Memorial The Sarasota War Memorial was commissioned by American Legion Bay Post 3o and designed by architect Clare C. Hosmer. On November 11, 1928, it was dedicated at the city’s Five Points intersection in a ceremony observing . . . — — Map (db m148343) WM
The Second Seminole War was the most costly war, in lives and money, ever fought by the United States government against Native Americans. This second of three wars resulted from the Treaty of Payne's Landing in 1832 which required the Seminoles to . . . — — Map (db m57542) HM
Memorial
To Those Who Gave Their Lives
In The Service Of Their Country In
World War II
“St. Johns County, Florida”
“Through 1946”
Army
Adams, Horace H. • Babcock, Elliot C. • . . . — — Map (db m143655) WM
The Mark 8 Mod 0 SDV began replacing the Mk 7 SDVs in the early 1980s, and still remains in service today. The SDV is a “wet submersible,” and unlike a classic dry mini submarine, the boat fills with water and submerges. SEALs breath from . . . — — Map (db m186499) HM
This boat is often referred to as a HSAC [High Speed Assault Craft]. It was built by United States Marine, Inc. [USMI] and delivered to Naval Special Warfare in 1990 as the 6th of the 42 Foot Special Operations Craft being used at that time. It . . . — — Map (db m186386) HM
"Liberation of Kuwait”
January 16, 1991 - February 27, 1991
In honor of those who served
In honor of those who died
Wounded 213
Deaths 133
POW/MIA 46
Total Casualties 392 — — Map (db m229936) WM
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 was fought between Iraq and a coalition of 39 countries. The United States government called the war "Operation Desert Storm”. The coalition had formed after Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990. On November 29, 1990, The . . . — — Map (db m229913) HM WM
After the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, U.S. and coalition military forces were deployed to liberate Kuwait and protect Saudi Arabia. Allied forces acted swiftly, driving the Iraqi forces out of Kuwait within 100 hours. Combat operations ended on . . . — — Map (db m154952) WM
The Desert Storm Support Group of the Halifax Area proudly honor our men and women who served with pride in the Persian Gulf War January 16, 1991 - February 27, 1991 — — Map (db m50563) WM
"The Soldier above all other people prays for peace for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." General Douglas MacArthur
Georgia remembers its citizen/soldier
Participation and sacrifices for duty, . . . — — Map (db m215905) WM
Dedicated May 27, 1995 to those from Jackson County who died for us
World War I
Claude Borders • Jewel H. Hanson
Allen C. Doster, A •
Newton B. Dunnahoo, A •
Henry T. Gillispie, A •
Henry G. Golden •
George A. Gordon, A •
Esara . . . — — Map (db m184810) WM
In Sacred Memory of the
Men of Lincoln County
Who Made the Supreme
Sacrifice
World War I
Jesse H. Blackburn
Titus B. Booker
Richard E. Lewis
Edward W. Smalley
Ralph W. Humpreys
Talmadge Bohler
James C. Justice
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m57611) WM
Vietnam War
Sgt. John B. Gay
25 OCT 1967
PFC Robert R. White
22 APR 1968
LCLP Willie Mack
10 JUN 1969
Col. Thomas F. Case
31 May 1966
PFC Fred D. Hart
2 JAN 1967
Sgt. Harold J. Crawford
11 JUN 1969
Iraq . . . — — Map (db m87912) WM
Side 1:
In October 1918, the Infantry School of Arms was established on 80 acres of land near here. Camp Benning, later Fort Benning, was named in honor of Confederate Infantry General Lewis Benning, a Columbus resident. The camp’s first . . . — — Map (db m23176) HM
Front
In honor and memory of all
those who have defended freedom
wearing Old Hickory since 1917
Workhorse of the Western Front
World War I
Somme Offensive
Ypres-Lys
Flanders 1918
World War II
Normandy . . . — — Map (db m113788) WM
Reverse side
Combat Parachute Assaults
Nadzab
Markham Valley, New Guinea
5 September 1943
Kamiri Airfield
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea
3-4 July 1944
"Operation Topside"
Fortress Corregidor ("The Rock"), . . . — — Map (db m113723) WM
★ ★ ★
In honor of all who served with the 70th Infantry Division
especially those who made the supreme sacrifice
World War II ★ War on Terrorism
Erected and dedicated by members of the
70th Infantry . . . — — Map (db m114896) WM
Killed in Action
Korean War
PVT Donald I. Bell• CPL Thomas R. Hardy
Vietnam War
PFC Lawrence A. Stalnaker• SPC William T. Pittman• SPC John T. Walls
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
1st SGT Luke . . . — — Map (db m208290) WM
In honor of those who served Lebanon • Panama • Libya • Persian Gulf • Granada • Bosnia • Samalia • Kosovo • Afghanistan • Iraq — — Map (db m215062) WM
The M60A3 tank weighing 105,060 lbs. was designed to function as one of the main assault vehicles of an Armor/Mechanized Infantry/Infantry Division. This tank had a Continental Diesel Engine that had an allowable speed of 30 MPH. It had a cruising . . . — — Map (db m197676) HM WM
The area that encompasses Savanna Army Depot was acquired in 1917 when the United States Congress authorized the commanding officer of Rock Island Arsenal to purchase certain lands for the test of field artillery. Savanna Proving Ground officially . . . — — Map (db m168273) HM WM
M-60 Main Battle Tank
54 ton 105 MM. gun. 50 cal. machine gun.
750 HP diesel engine. 4 man crew.
This type used in "Desert Storm" 1991
A memorial to all of the men and women from
the East Side neighborhood who answered
our country's . . . — — Map (db m237905) WM
Dedicated to the men and women
who served in the middle east.
For all the members of the United States
Armed Forces who endured blazon skies and
scorching sand to ensure that those who
called for freedom may be able to enjoy the
same rights as . . . — — Map (db m160080) WM
When Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq, invaded and seized Kuwait in August 1990, the UN and the US took it as an act of aggression. With UN sanction, a coalition of 24 nations led by President George Bush deployed half a million troops in the . . . — — Map (db m163488) HM
On boulder
In Honor of our
Desert Storm Veterans
1990 1991
Dedication Plaque
May 17, 1992 - - a special dedication,
memories - - sweet n’ bitter recollections.
August 1990, U.S. troops deployed to a . . . — — Map (db m29759) WM
The M102 Howitzer fires a 33 pound projectile of semifixed ammunition and at charge 7 will fire 11,500 meters or 7 miles. A roller tire attached to the trail assembly of M102 permits the weapon to be rotated 6,400 mils around a firing platform, . . . — — Map (db m148203) WM
In dedication honor and memory of those from our community who so valiantly served our country.
They gave their today for our tomorrow.
World War I
Andrew Horrell •
John W. LaRose •
Joseph Park
Vietnam War
Howard E. . . . — — Map (db m170529) WM
(center)
Dedicated in memory of the North County area veterans who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
(left)
Civil War
William Degener • Conrad Dunker • — Koenig • Henry Nicholson • Adam Rietz • Henry . . . — — Map (db m171489) WM
In memory of Our fallen Illinois service members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi freedom"The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter . . . — — Map (db m57341) WM
To memorialize those who did not return
Clarence V. Scheel, KIA, WWI •
Oscar T Scheel, KIA, WWI •
Erwin J Mueth, KIA, WWII •
Paul J. Nadler, KIA, WWII •
Paul J. Schramke, KIA, WWII •
Harry J Becker, KIA, WWII •
Joseph A. Haas, . . . — — Map (db m171487) WM
General Kross visionary leadership molded America's global reach for the 21st century, yet he always credited the team. As Ustranscom's Director of Operation, he managed the deployment of U. S. combat power to the Middle East during the Persian Gulf . . . — — Map (db m184540) HM
To all who fought and lost their lives , to all who served in conflicts around the world in peace and war time past and present. — — Map (db m191112) WM
Center Section Spanish American War - Civil War - W.W. I - W.W. II - Korean War - Vietnam - Gulf War - Lebanon Conflict
In Honor of all men aand women who served our Nation in war and peace.
Left - Memorial ]
Row One . . . — — Map (db m17191) WM
Sidell Veterans War Memorial
Left Panel
Row One
CIVIL WAR
Jesse Burns • W. T. Butler • Orville P. Hunt • Samuel Kleffman • Enoch McKee • Henry Mullen • Emanual Palmer • Thomas Ramsey • Henry Talbott • Joe Twiner • Benjamin West • . . . — — Map (db m11441) WM
Persian Gulf War We honor, with this visible symbol, all of those who served with courage, valor and sacrifices in the armed forces of the United States of America during the Persian Gulf War, which began August 2, 1990. All of those who . . . — — Map (db m240886) WM
( Clock Tower - Plaque )
This tower was erected in honor of the military veterans of Cass County. The clock and bell were salvaged from the old Cass County Court House, originally built in 1844, subsequently added to in 1888, and finally . . . — — Map (db m208897) HM WM
( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott • Alfred R. . . . — — Map (db m21436) WM
On June 12, 2021, this location was dedicated to Don
Talley, Citizen Driver. Don is a decorated veteran who
served in the U.S. Army from 1974 to 1994 and began his
trucking career while serving in Saudi Arabia.
Don is a natural born leader, . . . — — Map (db m180759) HM
Dedicated to All
Gibson County service
Men and Women that
served in Desert Storm
and Desert Shield in
support or in combat
from Aug. 1990 — Mar. 1991
( Obverse Side )
Erected by
Gibson Navy Mothers . . . — — Map (db m47874) WM
Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served their country in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Those who made the supreme sacrifice
Korea
Arthur L. Kelley •
Charles E. King
In thankfulness to God and in lasting . . . — — Map (db m182767) WM
“Freedom is Not Free” Battlefield Cross When a member of the Armed Forces is lost on the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. The surviving members of the . . . — — Map (db m241320) WM
( Front Side )
( Engrossed ‘Shield’ -and-
‘Seals of U.S. Armed Services’ )
1990 - - - - 1991
In Honor of the
men and women
of Grant County
who served in
the Persian Gulf
( Obverse Side )
( . . . — — Map (db m44260) WM
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. CPL Ebert was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was attacked by the enemy with an improvised explosive device while he was on patrol in Anbar Province, Iraq — — Map (db m241671) HM WM
(Large Stone Benches)
(Left Bench) ““ From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which. . .”
(Right Bench) “. . .they gave the last full measure of devotion”“ . . . — — Map (db m38156) WM
This monument is dedicated to the men and women of Henry Co. Who have served their country with pride and dignity in the Armed Forces of the United Stats of America
* * * * * * * * *
We loaned our sons and daughters to Uncle Sam, the ones . . . — — Map (db m32075) WM
Dedicated to the heroes of Huntington County who bravely fought in the great wars.
To the men and women who gave their lives on land, sea, and in the sky that mankind might live in freedom.
Left Plaque: Dedicated in Honor of all those who . . . — — Map (db m45124) WM
(( Center Plaque ))
In Honor of those
Jay County Citizens who
Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice
in Defense of Our Country
( Six Seals - U. S. Military Branches )
(( Left Plaques ))
( First Plaque )
* * * . . . — — Map (db m54895) WM
The 2S1 Gvozdika is a Russian-made 122mm self-propelled howitzer tracked armored vehicle. The first prototype was ready in 1969. The 2S1 entered service with the Soviet Army in the early 1970s and was first seen in public at a Polish Army parade in . . . — — Map (db m180843) HM
(Front Side)
Afghanistan
Iraq Kuwait
A nation that forgets its defenders
is a nation itself that
will be forgotten
(Rear Side)
Fallen Heroes
Sgt. David M. Heath
Cpl. Sascha Struble
Sgt. Kraig D. . . . — — Map (db m78201) WM
(Front Side)
Operation
Desert Storm
1991
Duty, Honor, Country
(Rear Side)
In Honor
Of the LaPorte County
Servicemen and Women
Who, Through
"Operation Desert Storm",
Participated in
The Liberation of Kuwait . . . — — Map (db m78203) WM
Portrait of Freedom
( Art Work )
(Including Words) - - Courage • Sacrifice • Service • Liberty
In Memory of Indiana Veterans
of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars — — Map (db m48427) WM
( Panel - - W. W. I - “A - Z” )
In memory of Madison County Veterans
who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in W. W. I
( Row One )
Carl Abel • Sim Anderson • Henry Auler • Clarence Austin • Forrest Baker • Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m82425) WM
The Gulf War was waged by coalition
forces from 35 nations led by the United
States against Iraq in response to Iraq's
invasion and annexation of the Middle
Eastern nation of Kuwait.
US Battle Deaths 148 — — Map (db m222531) WM
(Center Panel:)
In Memory of the
Men and Women
of Pike County
who gave their
lives for Democracy
Korean
Robert E. Kirby • John F. Scherer • Donald W. Sharp • John White, Jr • Wayne Leffler
World War . . . — — Map (db m23363) WM
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)…2,322,332
Deployed to Gulf…1,136,658
Battle Deaths…148
Other Deaths (In Theater)…235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)…914
Wounded…467 — — Map (db m223502) WM
( Individual Plaques - Left to Right )
SPC Luke P. Frist
209th Quartermaster Co., Lafayette, IN
United States Army Reserve
January 5, 2004, Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Bryan Scott Wilson
2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
1st . . . — — Map (db m34971) WM
(South Face, Center Panel)
Civil War • Spanish American War • Mexican War • World War I • World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme . . . — — Map (db m34343) WM
( West Side )
Iraq and Afghanistan War Deaths from Indiana
( Row One )
Steven Faulkenburg ▫ Jeffrey Corban ▫ Jason Profitt ▫ Christopher Monroe ▫ James Brown ▫ Richard Langenbrunner ▫ Michael . . . — — Map (db m58668) WM
On this 27th day of February, 1992 the citizens of Warrick Co. Dedicate this monument to the Men and Women from our county who served in the United States Armed Forces in Operation Desert Shield / Storm and all military personel involved . . . — — Map (db m243603) WM
( Center - Engraved Walk Stone )
War on Terrorism
Memorial Garden
( Left - Engraved Rock )
SPC Luke Frist
Brookston, In
U.S. Army
Jan. 5, 2004
Iraq
( Left - Engraved Rock )
Staff Sgt.
Kenneth K. . . . — — Map (db m43005) WM
North Side
Boone County
[Train crossing the Des Moines River]
East Side
"I will tell our kids about the hero you are . . .
and the hero who gave 150% for our Country"
SGT Daniel Sesker
South Side
Dwight and . . . — — Map (db m168820) WM
The USS Stark (FFG-3)
was an Oliver Hazard Perry Class
guided-missile frigate named for
Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark
Launched : May 30, 1980
Commissioned: Oct. 23, 1982
Middle East Deployed 1984, 1987, 1991 &
1995 . . . — — Map (db m113395) HM
Front Dedicated to the military personnel from Fort Riley, Kansas, service in support of Operation Desert Storm July 4, 1991 by friends and neighbors in Junction City and Geary County Funding for this project has been donated by: . . . — — Map (db m43927) WM
Born 05 Apr 1937
Harlem, New York
Graduated ROTC, City College
of New York, 1958
Married
Alma Vivian Johnson, 25 Aug 1962
Parents
Luther and Maud Powell
- First Black -
Secretary of State
National Security Advisor
Chairman, . . . — — Map (db m83307) HM WM
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