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THE MEMORIAL GARDEN
Many of the units that trained at Camp Blanding were non-parachuting infantry.  These so-called "foot soldiers" took enormous casualties in assault landings such as portrayed in the Normandy landing sequences in the movie "Saving Private Ryan".  Those units are all memorialized in Blanding's gardens.

Battle of The Bulge Memorial honors all men who fought in that battle (see also Arlington Cemetery memorials)

Military Order of The World Wars honors all who served in defense of freedom American Ex-Prisoners of War
Erected by various Florida Chapters
1st Infantry Division trained at Blanding in early1942, suffered over 20,000 casualties throughout Europe 29th Infantry Division trained at Blanding in mid 1942, took heavy casualties and fought in many of the same places as did the 508th 30th Infantry Division The :Old Hickory" unit earned five battle stars for its participation in campaigns including Normandy
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