Ranger Monuments Established by the USMRA

USMRA has planned, coordinated, and funded monuments honoring the Ranger legacy — sites where the Ranger community gathers to remember those who trained, served, and led the way.

Brown sign reading Pine Valley, U.S. Army Mountain Ranger Training Camp, site dedicated in April 1951

Attendees at the Pine Valley sign dedication ceremony

Sign Indicating Pine Valley Recreation Area as Site of First Mountain Ranger Camp — In 2004, the USMRA installed and dedicated a temporary sign near the entrance to Pine Valley. Colonel (Ret) Ralph Puckett, then a first lieutenant, was one of the first leaders to establish mountain Ranger training and attended the dedication ceremony. Puckett was later awarded the Medal of Honor by President Biden for his actions during the Korean War.

Sgt. Steve Hawk and Col. J.D. Kirby beside the Ranger monument at Pine Valley

Ranger Monument at Pine Valley in Lumpkin County, Georgia — in 2010, the USMRA erected and dedicated a formal monument near the entrance to the University of North Georgia's Pine Valley recreation area to recognize that location as the site of the first Mountain Ranger Camp in 1951.

Dedication of the Ranger Monument at Camp Frank D. Merrill, October 28, 2013

Ranger Monument plaque text at Camp Frank D. Merrill

Ranger Monument at Camp Frank D. Merrill — dedicated October 28, 2013. Pictured on the right is LTC (Ret) J.D. Kirby, past commander of the Mountain Ranger Camp and 2d Ranger Company, and the monument project's champion. On the left is LTC (Ret) Keith Antonia, former commander of the 5th Ranger Training Battalion. Both were members of the USMRA.

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