Kris Eggle - Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ
N 31° 57.279 W 112° 48.073
12R E 329769 N 3536825
This plaque memorializes Kris Eggle, a park ranger killed in a gunfight with smugglers passing though Organ Pipe National Monument.
Waymark Code: WMZQZF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2018
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Kris Eggle was a young Park Service Ranger protecting visitors and resources in the park. Two smugglers, fleeing a violent confrontation in Mexico, were confronted by Eggle and two Border Patrol agents. Eggle was shot and killed.
The plaque reads,
On August 9, 2002 while protecting visitors from harm, United States Park Ranger Kris Eggle was slain in the line of duty.
His service and sacrifice to the National Park Service and the people of this country will never be forgotten.
The plaque is mounted on a boulder outside the visitors center. On the boulder also sits a concrete version of the iconic park ranger hat. A larger sign next to the boulder gives more details. In 2003 the visitors center was dedicate to Eggle by act of congress.
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Type of memorial: Plaque
Entrance fees (if it applies): Not listed
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