Florida 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldiers - Mims, FL - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The brand new 318 acre Cape Canaveral National cemetery in Mims, FL, will be the final resting place for up to 163,000 veterans and is expected to fill that need for the next 100 years.

Still under construction is the Memorial Path which contains the memorial to the 173 Airborne Brigade Sky Soldiers. The memorial is located behind the Memorial Wall and Ossuary on the north side of the cemetery. (visit link)

The brigade has been called the "best kept secret of the Vietnam war" as this was the war that the group was most active. During the Vietnam war, the brigade lost almost 1800 soldiers. They received over 7000 awards and decorations during their 6 year activity in Vietnam. (visit link) Since Vietnam, the brigade has made appearances in the Middle East's War on Terror and in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Later they served in Afghanistand in Operation Enduring Freedom.

A complete history of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldiers can be found at (visit link) .

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: 6:30 AM to 6 PM Daily Entrance fees (if it applies): 0 Type of memorial: Monument

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