Antelope Island Army Ranger & Air Force Memorial | place with historical importance, memorial plaque, aircraft crash site

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Helicopter Disaster Site

SIDE I: THE LORD'S PRAYER (inscribed in granite) 3 Brass plaques above: GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH In 1967, the State of Utah purchased the northern 2,000 acres of Antelope Island. The remaining 26,000 acres was purchased in 1981. A causeway was completed in 1969 and Antelope Island State Park opened to the public. In 1983, the rising Great Salt Lake inundated the causeway closing the park. With State appropriations, Davis county rebuilt the causeway in 1992 and Antelope Island State Park reopened in 1993. Crash Site Readings United States Air Force exact crash site readings are: latitude 41 04.48 (minutes) longitude 112 13.90 (minutes) From where you are standing at the inscription stone, by facing and sighting across the flag pole, the crash site is approximately 9/10 of a mile. The Causeway to Antelope Island The MH 60G Pave Hawk is the newest helicopter in the USAF. They were flying in the lead and trail positions. (Call Sign) Merit 81 and 84. Merit 82 and 83 were highly modified MH70L Black Hawks assigned to the U.S. Army. Designed for special operations missions including combat rescue, it is equipped for transport of personnel and litter patients. The USAF uses the Pave Hawk to conduct peacetime, contingency and wartime special operations missions to infiltrate, resupply and withdraw American and Allied Special Operations Forces. It is also equipped for transport of personnel and litter patients. Weather conditions for the evening of 29 Oct. 1992 The mishap aircrew received a weather update brief from a team at Hill Air Force Base. The surface weather conditions briefed to the mishap crew were overcast skies at 3400 feet, 7 miles visibility in rain, winds from the east (090 degrees) at 03 knots. Weather radar indicated thunderstorms and rain showers 95 miles west. Weather radar indicated thunderstorms and rain showers 95 miles west. Weather radar indicated cells moving from the southwest at 10 knots and Max Tops 20,000 feet. West northwest at 29 miles. There had been no weather alerts/warnings issued. Although the weather forecast predicted VFR conditions, witnesses experienced intermittent rain and scud, coupled with zero moon illumination and low ambient light levels over and to the west of the Great Salt Lake which resulted in no visible horizon and unfavorable night vision goggle flying conditions. SIDE II THIS MEMORIAL IS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE US ARMY AND US AIRFORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THIS GREAT NATION ON 10-29-92 APPROX. 9:15 PM MST. May we remind each other that these men who died doing what they loved best will not fade away. We will remember and we will pray for them forever. US ARMY RANGERS Sgt. Blain A. Mishak ....... Clearlake, La. Ltc. Kenneth W. Staus.......Belton, MD St. Harvey E. Moore, Jr......La Grange, CA Spc. Jeremy B. Bird.........Amery, WI Col. John T. Keneally.........Belton, MD RANGERS LEAD THE WAY These were men who heard the call of freedom, liberty and justice. Men who heard a call to discipline and valor. These were men of the ranger creed. Cpt. Steven Berry, Army Chaplin US AIR FORCE Lt. Col. Roland E. Peixotto, Jr. ..........West Torsham, VT Sgt. Steven W. Kelley.....................Ocean Springs, MS Sgt. Phillip A Kesler.....................Ona, WY Sr. Airman Kerek C. Hughes............... Angels Camp, CA Cpt. Michael L. Nazionale.................Dennison, OH Sgt. Mark G. Lee.........................Jerome, ID Tsgt. Mark Scholl........................Sunbury, PA AIR COMMANDOS QUIET PROFESSIONALS

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