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A listing of monuments & buildings honoring the fAllen heroes of the

Airborne And speciAl operAtions forces.

FORT BRAGG HONORS ITS HEROES

3. 27TH ENgINEER BaTTalION35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” WlOCaTION: Smoke Bomb Hill, Essayons Drive

6. 3-82 gSaB 82 COmBaT avIaTION BRIgadE35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” WlOCaTION: Chinook Street, Simmons Army Airfield

9. 82Nd aIRBORNE COmBaT avIaTION BRIgadE35º 8’ 4” N 79º 0’ 17” WlOCaTION: Long Street

1. SPECIal OPERaTIONS mEmORIal PlaZa 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” WlOCaTION: Desert Storm Drive

4. 18 aIRBORNE CORPS35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” WlOCaTION: Main Post Parade Field

7. 16TH mP-BdE35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59’ 48” WlOCaTION: Armistead Street

10. aIRBORNE & SPECIal OPERaTIONS muSEum35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” WlOCaTION: Bragg Boulevard

2. 50TH SIgNal BaTTalION35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” WlOCaTION: Kendenburg Street, BLDG H-5923

5. 1ST CORPS SuPPORT COmmaNd35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” WlOCaTION: East Fort Bragg

8. 82Nd aIRBORNE dIvISION35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” WlOCaTION: Ardennes Street, BLDG C-6841

* addITIONal mONumENTS aNd mEmORIalSA record of 60 additional monuments from The Airborne & Special Operations Museum

1. speciAl operAtions memoriAl plAZA 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” WlOCaTION: Desert Storm Drive

meAdows stAtueStands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj. Richard “Dick” Meadows.

5th speciAl forces group memoriAlDedicated to those from the 5th Special Forces Group that gave their lives fighting to liberate the oppressed. Located in front of the Chapel on the corner of Ardennes St. and Reilly Rd.

bronZe bruceRepresentative of a Special Forces NCO/SFC. Inside the base of the statue is a time capsule containing a Special Forces uniform, Green Beret, a bust of JFK, and a copy of JFK’s speech presenting the Green Beret.

memoriAl wAll The wall bears the names of 1,078 Special Operations Soldiers killed in conflicts since the Korean War. There is an annual ceremony around Memorial Day that adds the names of Soldiers killed during the previous year.

7th speciAl forces group memoriAlDedicated to the those from the 7th Special Forces Group that gave their lives fighting to liberate the oppressed. Located in front of the Chapel on the corner of Ardennes St. and Reilly Rd.

2. 50TH SIgNal BaTTalION35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” WlOCaTION: Kendenburg Street, BLDG H-5923

50th’s fAllen soldier memoriAlDedicated in honor of victims of 9/11 and for Service Members who died in the War on Terror and those who continue to fight. Located at the entrance of the 50th Sig. Bn. HQs, beside Iron Mike Gym.

3. 27TH ENgINEER BaTTalION35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” WlOCaTION: Smoke Bomb Hill, Essayons Drive

operAtion enduring freedom memoriAl

Dedicated to the 13 fallen Soldiers who paid the ultimate price in Afghanistan. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr.

37th engineer combAt bAttAlion memoriAlCommemorates the members of the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion who fought as part of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade during WWII. Located at Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon Dr. and Kedenburg Dr.

world wAr ii memoriAlDedicated to all engineers that served during WWII. Located at Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon Dr. and Kedenburg Dr.

operAtion desert storm / desert shield memoriAlDedicated to the 10 Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr.

myitkyinA field memoriAlDedicated to the memory of the 209th En. Bn. for heroic action at Myitkyina Field in Burma during WWII. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr.

VietnAm VeterAns memoriAlDedicated to the 27th En. Bn. who served with distinction in all four tactical zones in Vietnam, earning 5 MUC’s. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb dining facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr.

4. 18 aIRBORNE CORPS35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” WlOCaTION: Main Post Parade Field

9th infAntry diVision monumentDedicated to the Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division that fought in WWII from 1942-1945 and in Vietnam from 1966-1969. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

the eternAl flAmeDedicated in honor of victims of 9/11 and for Service Members who died in the War on Terror and those who continue to fight. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

iron mike stAtue (replicA)Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj. James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War II-era Airborne Trooper with a Thompson submachine gun at the ready. The official Paratrooper representing Service Members past and present at Fort Bragg. Located in the traffic circle of Armistead St. and Randolph St.

101st Abn diV (Air AssAult) monumentDedicated to the 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

100th infAntry diVision monumentDedicated to the Soldiers of the 100th Infantry Division that trained at Fort Bragg in 1944 and fought in the Ardennes-Alsace and Centra Europe during WWII. Located on the Main Post Pa-rade Field.

VietnAm memoriAl stoneAcknowledges the Vietnam era service of those who gave their time, talents and some their lives in defense of our freedom and our way of life. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

pow/miA memoriAlDedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners Of War and MIA’s living and deceased. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

1st expert infAntry bAdge (eib) monumentDedicated to the first EIB awarded, 29 March 1944 to T. Sgt Walter L. Bull, 399th Infantry 100th Division. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.

5. 1ST CORPS SuPPORT COmmaNd35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” WlOCaTION: East Fort Bragg

1st corps support commAnd memoriAlDedicated in honor of Service Members who died in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Located on Goldberg St. (East FT Bragg) across from the LSA East Fort Bragg Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack Fitness Facility.

1st corps support cmd wAr on terrorism memoriAlDedicated in honor of the victims of 9/11 and for the Service Members who died in the War on Terror and those who continue to fight. Located on Goldberg St. (East FT Bragg) across from the LSA East Fort Bragg Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack fitness facility.

meAdows stAtuesStands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj. Richard “Dick” Meadows.

6. 3-82 gSaB 82 COmBaT avIaTION BRIgadE35º 8’ 19” N 78º 56 12” WLOCATION: Chinook Street, Simmons Army Airfield

winged AssAult memoriAlDedicated in honor of CW2 Jesse Phelps, CW2 Kenneth Stancil, SP5 Donald Grella, and SP4 Thomas Rice who died on December 26th, 1965. Located on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St. in front of the 3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade Command Headquarters.

iron butterfly memoriAlDedicated in honor of CW2 McIntyre and Maj. McKad. Located on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St. in front of the 3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade Command Headquarters.

7. 16TH mP-BdE35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59 48” WlOCaTION: Armistead Street

16th mp bde hoQ Honoring the fallen Service Members and Military Working Dogs who served with the brigade in Vietnam, Korea, Desert Storm and the Global War on Terror. Located in BLDG 2-5462 on Armistead St.

503rd mp bAttAlion memoriAl gArden Honoring all Soldiers that have died while assigned to the battalion. 503rd MP Bn. HQ, 16th MP BDE. Located on Butner Rd.

328th infAntry rockHonors all those who served and died in the 328th Infantry, 82nd Division, World War I.

82nd Airborne museumThe 82nd Airborne Museum also has 21 Commemorative Plates honoring Troopers killed in action during WWII, and have streets in the Division area named for them. Plates once sat at the intersections of the streets, so Troopers knew who it was named for and why. Located on Ardennes St.

8. 82Nd aIRBORNE dIvISION35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” WlOCaTION: Ardennes Street, BLDG C-6841

82nd Airborne memoriAl to the globAl wAr on terrorismHonors those 82nd Airborne paratroopers who have given their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. The sides of the memorial contain the inscribed names of those who have been lost.

st. mere eglise churchReplica of the church in St. Mere Eglise, commemorates 60th Anniversary of “D-Day,” World War II.

dominicAn republic memoriAlHonors the men of the 82nd Airborne Division who were killed in action in the Dominican Republic from May-September 1965.

82nd Airborne diVision VietnAm memoriAlDedicated to the fallen 3rd Brigade Soldiers that served in Vietnam; featuring 212 names on the base.

pike field memoriAlDedicated in honor of Col. Emory J. Pike, Medal of Honor Winner. Located in front of Pike Field.

307th engineer bAttAlion monumentCommemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Waal River, Holland, World War II.

9. 82Nd aIRBORNE COmBaT avIaTION BRIgadE 35º 8’ 4” N 79º 0’ 17” W lOCaTION: Longstreet Road

82nd combAt AViAtion brigAde memoriAl

Dedicated to all Soldiers that have died while assigned to the 82nd

Combat Aviation Brigade. Located in front of the Pegasus Inn Dining

Facility on Longstreet Rd.

10. aIRBORNE & SPECIal OPERaTIONS muSEum35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” WlOCaTION: Bragg Boulevard

iron mike stAtue (org)Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj. James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War II-era Airborne Trooper with a Thompson submachine gun at the ready.

generAl hugh shelton Dedicated By H. Ross Perot, the statue serves as a tribute to all men and women who have served in the armed forces.

there are approximately 60 additional monuments dedicated to specific units that line the entrance of the Airborne & special operations museum. below is a list of those monuments and the dates they were dedicated.

509th Parachute Infantry Battalion 20-Aug-99542nd Parachute Infantry Battalion 20-Aug-99508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 23-Sep-99505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 24-Sep-9982nd Airborne Division 13-Oct-991st Battalion / 8th Cavalry 25-Oct-99187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 25-Oct-99The Red Hats “MACV” 9-Nov-99504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1-May-00Airborne Command 1-May-00551st Parachute Infantry Battalion 13-Jun-0013th Airborne Division 26-Jun-00517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 26-Jun-00173rd Airborne Brigade 27-Jun-0017th Airborne Division 13-Jul-00507th Parachute Infantry Regiment 24-Jul-00503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team 24-Jul-001st Special Service Force 28-Jul-00307th Engineer Battalion 10-Aug-0011th Airborne Division 10-Aug-00555th Parachute Infantry Battalion 7-Sep-00325th Glider Infantry Regiment 20-Sep-00541st Parachute Infantry Regiment 2-Oct-001st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division 19-Oct-00501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 2-Jul-01US Army Glider Pilots 8-Oct-01325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 18-Dec-01555th PIB Test Platoon 4-Mar-021st Battalion / 12th Cavalry 22-Jun-02101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 14-Aug-02Golden Knights 5-Feb-03XVIII Airborne Corps 12-Feb-0316th Military Police Brigade 10-Mar-04

327th Infantry Regiment 23-Mar-06319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 23-Mar-061st Special Forces Group (Airborne) 14-Apr-06320th Airborne Field Artillery 16-May-06508th Regimental Combat Team 20-Jun-06511th Parachute Infantry Regiment 19-Sep-0695th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) 28-Nov-06Office Of Strategic Services (OSS) 19-Apr-07550th Airborne Infantry Battalion 14-Apr-08407th Brigade Support Battalion 7-May-08BDQ Ranger Advisors, Vietnam 18-Jun-08502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 30-Jul-08112th Signal Battalion 7-Aug-08281st Aviation Company 15-Aug-08Parachute Riggers 20-Aug-0882nd Signal Battalion 11-Nov-08321st Field Artillery 1-Apr-09Joint Communications Unit 1-Apr-102nd Battalion 19th Special Forces Group 18-May-104th Psyop Regiment 27-Aug-1035th Signal Bn. 8-Feb-11Mars Task Force 12-Apr-11440th Airwing 7-May-11188th GIR 1-Jun-11506th PIR 10-Jun-11Joint Communications Support Element 20-Jul-118240th 18-Dec-012nd Battle Group, 503rd Infantry 10-Jan-12

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