Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 Plaque
Details:
Affixed on the first stele from left behind the Iraqi Freedom sculpture.
A rectangular bronze plaque affixed on a thick, concrete, free standing block, inscribed in English text. On the left side of the plaque, the name of the fallen hero SSG Franklin and the insignia of the 1st US Armored Division are inscribed while on the middle of the plaque is the flag of the US followed by a silhouette of 2 standing soldiers with 4 stars above their head and the map of Iraq behind them. The right side contains a quote from General MacArthur and insignia of the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion on the bottom corner.
Monument Text:
40th Engineer Battalion
Fallen Hero
210th MP Company SSG Bobby C. Franklin KIA 20 AUG 2003
| Operation Iraqi Freedom 1
"The Soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ~GEN MacArthur |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
1st Armored Division
210th Military Police Company
40th Engineer Battalion
United States Army
Wars:
Global War on Terrorism