On the right side of the path at the start of the path, on the concrete shelf. Plaque One of four bronze plaques set into a concrete shelf in the park. The plaque has english text and contains the insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 80th Airborne AA Battalion.

80TH AIRBORNE

ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTALION

82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, US ARMY

BEFORE DAWN OF DDAY THE 80TH AA BN

LANDED BY GLIDER NEAR STE MERE EGLISE

THUS BEGAN THE LONG JOURNEY

TO LIBERATE THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE

AND TO ENSURE THEIR FREEDOM

THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY

OF OUR FRIENDS WHO SHED THEIR BLOOD

AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES

DURING THIS MIGHTY ENDEAVOR

MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN