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Okaloosa Armed Forces Memorial

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Presented by Citizens of Okaloosa County in Honor of USAF Hurlburt Field FL. Capt. Richard L. Bakke Capt. Harold L. Lewis, Jr. TSgt. Joel C. Mayo Capt. Lyn D. McIntosh Capt. Charles T. McMillan, III USMC New River, S.C. Sgt. . . .

(Military • Air & Space • Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Segura - Labourgeois Building

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New Iberia, Louisiana.
This building, constructed in the late 1880's, served as the easternmost terminus of The Great Fire of 1899. Although its windows were blown out and its second floor interior charred, the brick structure stopped the fire . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Disasters) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Iberia Courthouse Building

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New Iberia, Louisiana.
Iberia Parish, created in 1868, conducted the business of government in rented space until 1884 with the building of the first permanent courthouse at present day Bouligny Plaza on Main Street. With the help of Public Works . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features • Politics • Architecture) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jockey - 14 Memorial

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
On March 14, 1994, while flying enroute to Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of Operation Continue Hope, eight fellow Spectres lost their lives. Let peace be with them. Capt Anthony R. Stefanik Jr. • TSgt Robert L. Daniel . . .

(Military • Air & Space • Heroes) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

War of 1812 Memorial

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Madisonville, Louisiana.
These six men of the 2nd Division 13th Regiment Louisiana Militia fought at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and are buried in unmarked graves Auguste Badeaux Samuel Ott William Cooper . . .

(War of 1812 • Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1st Air Commando Group B-25 Medium Bomber

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
During the 1944-45 allied campaign against Japanese forces in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater, B-25Hs of the 1st Air Commando Group were used extensively in close air support and interdiction role on behalf of British . . .

(War, World II • Military • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

AT-28D Trojan

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
First strike aircraft assigned to Special Operations Project "Jungle Jim". First special operations aircraft to fly combat in Southeast Asia. This aircraft memorial is dedicated to pilots of the United States and over 18 . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A-26 Counter-Invader

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
First production model August, 1943 Last flown in combat 9 November 1969 This aircraft memorial is dedicated to all USAF personnel who flew the A-26 in World War II, Korea and Southeast Asia. It especially commemorates . . .

(War, World II • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A-37 "Dragonfly"

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The A-37 "Dragonfly" began service with the USAF as a trainer in the 1950s. The A-37 made its debut with the Special Operations when the USAF needed this low cost, high efficiency jet to deal with increased guerrilla . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Montagnard Memorial

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Dedicated to "The Forgotten Army"- the Montagnard soldiers of Vietnam The Dega people (termed Montagnards or "Mountaineers" by the French) of Vietnams' central highlands, was one of our most loyal and endearing allies. . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fremont Troll

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Seattle, Washington.
The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Witehead with the help from the community. The Fremont Arts Council sponsored the project, which hoped to build a greater sense of . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Places) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pfafftown

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The farming community of Pfafftown was settled on the west bank of Muddy Creek around the farm of Peter Pfaff Sr., who purchased the land in 1784. In the mid- to late-1800s, several houses in the Greek Revival and other . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Texas Memorial

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Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
Texas Remembers the Valor and Devotion of Her Sons Who Served at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge), Arkansas March 7-8, 1862 In Van Dorn’s attack of March 7, these Texas units under Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch assaulted the Union . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

OV-10 Bronco

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The OV-10 was built by North American Rockwell and 157 were delivered to the USAF beginning in 1968. It arrived in Southeast Asia the same year and soon proved a rugged and reliable Forward Air Control (FAC) aircraft. . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

O-1E Bird Dog

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The O-1 was a two-seat observation aircraft built by Cessna, first delivered to the Air Force in 1957. These planes were used extensively in Southeast Asia as Forward Air Control (FAC) aircraft. Underwing pylons held smoke . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Quanah Parker Trail

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Dimmitt, Texas.
Comanches used Running Water & Frio Draws in this area as trailways for hunting & trade with Comancheros Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith

(Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain Hilliard A. Wilbanks

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
On the evening of 24 February 1967, Captain Hilliard A. Wilbanks was flying his 488th combat mission as a Forward Air Controller. While covering South Vietnamese Army Rangers and their American advisors in the O-1E Bird Dog, . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Operation Assured Response

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
In April 1996, Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) responded to a crisis in Liberia, where a civil war endangered Americans and other foreign nationals. The US deployed forces quickly to save lives, protect the . . .

(Notable Events • War, Cold • Military • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina took on many different names between 1993-1998. Whether it was Operation Joint Endeavor, Joint Guard, Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, or Joint Forge, the special operations mission remained . . .

(Notable Events • War, Cold • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

O-2 Super Skymaster

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Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The O-2A Super Skymaster was a push-pull twin-engine, three-seat, militarized version of the Cessna 337A Skymaster. Affectionately known as the "Oscar Duck." This rugged aircraft was flown throughout Southeast Asia in a . . .

(Military • War, Vietnam • Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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