Posted on Feb 6, 2016
What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen? Share a Picture?
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What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen and Share a Picture?
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
Honor
Pride
Recognition
Service
Memorial
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Iron Mike, Fayetteville NC. When I was stationed at Bragg it was on post, but has since been moved.
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MAJ Tom Hutton
Mike here's a pic of Iron Mike in January 2002 down near the O'Club and the Corps Headquarters. There is one now in front of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum downtown.
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The best monument I can give (that is at least somewhat military related) is the Tear drop monument.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
I can't agree more. Each and every new town I visit I look for any and all monuments that they have to offer. I love to see the community pride as it is shown.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - There are so many out there it's great to get them on this post for hsitorical purposes. Somebody 50 years from now will look back and see all these great monuments! They all mean something diferent to each individual. Great historical pectoral for our younger generation, so they don't lose site of what freedom really stands for as they burn the flag and protest something they don't even understand! Just my 2 cents Maj Kim Patterson and SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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I went on vacation to the Bahamas & saw this honoring our fallen Sailors. Very impressive!!!
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One of my favorites. I added one of my poems to it for Veterans Day.
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It's not really a monument, but in a way it is to me.
I was deployed 1995 - 96 in support of OJE, sitting on a bridge over the Sava River manning Cowboy TOC.
One day we had a crew from the museum in Zuponja, Croatia come to our TOC, they wanted to document things. MAJ Casper, our OIC was giving an interview to the group leader through a translator. I, the NCOIC was talking to another person through a translator. We were giving our day to day live, workings of the bridge crossing operation. After the interview was over, I was standing in front of the TOC chatting to my translator. I ask her how she felt about NATO being there, she replied:
"At least for the next year(at that point it was only a 1 year man date) we can live as people. We can enjoy a summer coffee, plant our gardens with out the threat of snipers shooting at us. We can take evening walks and enjoy life - at least for one more year."
I tell you this almost put this 11B to tears. I never thought about this before, it was just a deployment to me. Now it was personal, a connection and it took a whole new light.
My only after thought was - I am so glad my family will never have to live like this.
I had great respect for the people there and the lives they led.
I am including a pic of our TOC on the end of the bridge over the Sava River. I'm sure those who crossed will remember.
I was deployed 1995 - 96 in support of OJE, sitting on a bridge over the Sava River manning Cowboy TOC.
One day we had a crew from the museum in Zuponja, Croatia come to our TOC, they wanted to document things. MAJ Casper, our OIC was giving an interview to the group leader through a translator. I, the NCOIC was talking to another person through a translator. We were giving our day to day live, workings of the bridge crossing operation. After the interview was over, I was standing in front of the TOC chatting to my translator. I ask her how she felt about NATO being there, she replied:
"At least for the next year(at that point it was only a 1 year man date) we can live as people. We can enjoy a summer coffee, plant our gardens with out the threat of snipers shooting at us. We can take evening walks and enjoy life - at least for one more year."
I tell you this almost put this 11B to tears. I never thought about this before, it was just a deployment to me. Now it was personal, a connection and it took a whole new light.
My only after thought was - I am so glad my family will never have to live like this.
I had great respect for the people there and the lives they led.
I am including a pic of our TOC on the end of the bridge over the Sava River. I'm sure those who crossed will remember.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SGM Mikel Dawson Great photo and thansk for sharing this memory with all of us here on RP.
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I was able to go to Pearl Harbor, that was the most somber and proud moment ever. To see the respect and pride in every person that was there.
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