HONORS ITS HEROES

A listing of monuments & buildings honoring the fallen heroes of the Airborne and special operations Forces.

1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS 4. 18 airborne 7. 16th MP-BDE 10. Airborne & Special MEMORIAL PLAZA 35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” W 35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59’ 48” W Operations Museum 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W LOCATION: Main Post Parade Field LOCATION: Armistead Street 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W LOCATION: Desert Storm Drive LOCATION: Bragg Boulevard

2. 50th Signal 5. 1st COrps support 8. 82nd airborne * ADDITIONAL MONUMENTS battalion command division and memorials 35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W 35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W 35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W A record of 60 additional LOCATION: Kendenburg Street, LOCATION: East Fort Bragg LOCATION: Ardennes Street, monuments from The Airborne & BLDG H-5923 BLDG C-6841 Special Operations Museum

3. 27th Engineer 6. 3-82 Gsab 82 combat 9. 82ND airborne COMBAT Battalion aviation brigade aviation brigade 35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” W 35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W 35º 8’ 4” N 79º 0’ 17” W LOCATION: Smoke Bomb Hill, LOCATION: Chinook Street, LOCATION: Long Street Essayons Drive 1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEMORIAL PLAZA 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W LOCATION: Desert Storm Drive

Meadows Statue Bronze Bruce Stands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj. Representative of a Special Forces NCO/SFC. Inside the base of Richard “Dick” Meadows. 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 7th Special Forces Group Memorial ceremony around Memorial Day that adds the names of Soldiers Dedicated to the those from the 7th Special Forces Group that gave killed during the previous year. their lives fighting to liberate the oppressed. Located in front of the Chapel on the corner of Ardennes St. and Reilly Rd.

5th Special Forces Group Memorial Dedicated 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. 2. 50th Signal battalion 35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W LOCATION: Kendenburg Street, BLDG H-5923

50th’s Fallen Soldier Memorial Dedicated 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 Gym.

3. 27th Engineer Battalion 35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” W LOCATION: Smoke Bomb Hill, Essayons Drive

Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial 37th Engineer Combat Battalion Memorial Dedicated to the 13 fallen Soldiers who paid the ultimate price in Commemorates the members of the 37th Engineer Combat . Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, Battalion who fought as part of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr. during WWII. Located at Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon Dr. and Kedenburg Dr.

Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield Memorial World War II Memorial Dedicated to all engineers that served during WWII. Located at Dedicated to the 10 Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon Dr. and Kedenburg Dr. 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 Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated to the memory of the 209th En. Bn. for heroic action Dedicated to the 27th En. Bn. who served with distinction in all at Myitkyina Field in Burma during WWII. Located in front of four tactical zones in Vietnam, earning 5 MUC’s. Located in front the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and of the Smoke Bomb dining facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr. Essayons Dr.

4. 18 airborne corps 35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” W LOCATION: Main Post Parade Field

9th Infantry Division Monument Iron Mike Statue (Replica) Dedicated to the Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division that fought Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj. in WWII from 1942-1945 and in Vietnam from 1966-1969. Located James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War II-era on the Main Post Parade Field. Airborne Trooper with a 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.

The Eternal Flame Dedicated 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. 101st ABN DIV () Monument Dedicated to the 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry. Located on the Main Post Parade Field. 100th Infantry Division Monument Vietnam Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Soldiers of the 100th Infantry Division that Acknowledges the Vietnam era service of those who gave their trained at Fort Bragg in 1944 and fought in the Ardennes-Alsace time, talents and some their lives in defense of our freedom and and Centra Europe during WWII. Located on the Main Post Pa- our way of life. Located on the Main Post Parade Field. rade Field.

1st Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) Monument POW/MIA Memorial Dedicated to the first EIB awarded, 29 March 1944 to T. Sgt Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners Of War and MIA’s Walter L. Bull, 399th Infantry 100th Division. Located on the living and deceased. Located on the Main Post Parade Field. Main Post Parade Field.

5. 1st COrps support command 35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W LOCATION: East Fort Bragg

1st Corps Support Command Memorial 1st Corps Support CMD War on Terrorism Dedicated in honor of Service Members who died in Memorial Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Located on Goldberg Dedicated in honor of the victims of 9/11 and for the Service St. (East FT Bragg) across from the LSA East Fort Bragg Members who died in the War on Terror and those who continue Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack Fitness Facility. to fight. Located on Goldberg St. (East FT Bragg) across from the LSA East Fort Bragg Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack fitness facility. 6. 3-82 Gsab 82 35º 8’ 19” N 78º 56 12” W LOCATION: Chinook Street, Simmons Army Airfield

Meadows Statues Stands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj. Richard “Dick” Meadows.

Iron Butterfly Memorial Winged Assault Memorial Dedicated in honor of CW2 McIntyre and Maj. McKad. Located Dedicated in honor of CW2 Jesse Phelps, CW2 Kenneth Stancil, on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St. in front of the SP5 Donald Grella, and SP4 Thomas Rice who died on December 3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade Command 26th, 1965. Located on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St. Headquarters. in front of the 3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade Command Headquarters.

th 7. 16 MP-BDE 35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59 48” W LOCATION: 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. 8. 35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W LOCATION: Ardennes Street, BLDG C-6841

82ND AIRBORNE MUSEUM 328th Infantry Rock The 82nd Airborne Museum also has 21 Commemorative Plates Honors all those who served and died in the 328th Infantry, honoring Troopers killed in action during WWII, and have streets 82nd Division, World War I. 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.

82nd Airborne Memorial to the Global War on Terrorism Honors those 82nd Airborne paratroopers who have given their St. Mere Eglise Church lives in the Global War on Terrorism. The sides of the memorial Replica of the church in St. Mere Eglise, commemorates 60th contain the inscribed names of those who have been lost. Anniversary of “D-Day,” World War II.

Dominican Republic Memorial 82nd Airborne Division Vietnam Memorial Dedicated to the fallen 3rd Brigade Soldiers that served in Honors the men of the 82nd Airborne Division who were killed Vietnam; featuring 212 names on the base. in action in the from May-September 1965. Pike Field Memorial 307th Engineer Battalion Monument Dedicated in honor of Col. Emory J. Pike, Medal of Honor Winner. Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Waal Located in front of Pike Field. 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 Museum 35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W LOCATION: Bragg Boulevard

Iron Mike Statue (oRG) General Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj. Dedicated By H. Ross Perot, the statue serves as a tribute to all James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War men and women who have served in the armed forces. II-era Airborne Trooper with a Thompson submachine gun at the ready. Additional monuments and memorials 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-99 327th Infantry Regiment 23-Mar-06 542nd Parachute Infantry Battalion 20-Aug-99 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 23-Mar-06 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 23-Sep-99 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) 14-Apr-06 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 24-Sep-99 320th Airborne Field Artillery 16-May-06 82nd Airborne Division 13-Oct-99 508th Regimental Combat Team 20-Jun-06 1st Battalion / 8th Cavalry 25-Oct-99 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment 19-Sep-06 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 25-Oct-99 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) 28-Nov-06 The Red Hats “MACV” 9-Nov-99 Office Of Strategic Services (OSS) 19-Apr-07 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1-May-00 550th Airborne Infantry Battalion 14-Apr-08 Airborne Command 1-May-00 407th Brigade Support Battalion 7-May-08 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion 13-Jun-00 BDQ Ranger Advisors, Vietnam 18-Jun-08 13th Airborne Division 26-Jun-00 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 30-Jul-08 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 26-Jun-00 112th Signal Battalion 7-Aug-08 173rd Airborne Brigade 27-Jun-00 281st Aviation Company 15-Aug-08 17th Airborne Division 13-Jul-00 Parachute Riggers 20-Aug-08 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment 24-Jul-00 82nd Signal Battalion 11-Nov-08 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team 24-Jul-00 321st Field Artillery 1-Apr-09 1st Special Service Force 28-Jul-00 Joint Communications Unit 1-Apr-10 307th Engineer Battalion 10-Aug-00 2nd Battalion 19th Special Forces Group 18-May-10 11th Airborne Division 10-Aug-00 4th Psyop Regiment 27-Aug-10 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion 7-Sep-00 35th Signal Bn. 8-Feb-11 325th Glider Infantry Regiment 20-Sep-00 Mars Task Force 12-Apr-11 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment 2-Oct-00 440th Airwing 7-May-11 1st Brigade, 19-Oct-00 188th GIR 1-Jun-11 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 2-Jul-01 506th PIR 10-Jun-11 US Army Glider Pilots 8-Oct-01 Joint Communications Support Element 20-Jul-11 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 18-Dec-01 8240th 18-Dec-01 555th PIB Test Platoon 4-Mar-02 2nd Battle Group, 503rd Infantry 10-Jan-12 1st Battalion / 12th Cavalry 22-Jun-02 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 14-Aug-02 Golden Knights 5-Feb-03 XVIII Airborne Corps 12-Feb-03 16th Military Police Brigade 10-Mar-04 FORT BRAGG Memorial Tour

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