Air Pirates Memorial

The 211th Aviation Regiment flies Apaches out of West Jordan's airfield, and this memorial in Veterans Memorial Park belongs to that unit. Chief Warrant Officers James Linder and Clayton Barnes — both Afghanistan veterans — died on August 20, 2007, when their AH-64 crashed near Fairfield on a night training flight. Linder lived blocks from the hangars; Barnes was due to start dental school the next morning. Their fellow pilots built this monument, its plaque signing the two off as Air Pirates, with a line that explains why: a man is not dead until he is forgotten.

What the plaque says

In Memoriam CW2 James R. Linder 27 February 1974 20 August 2007 CW2 Clayton S. Barnes 24 March 1977 20 August 2007 “Air Pirates” Created by members of the Utah National Guard’s 211th Aviation Regiment, West Jordan, Utah, for James R. Linder and Clayton S. Barnes who lost their lives during a training flight. “A man is not dead until he is forgotten.”

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• International Peace Gardens — 7.9 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 10 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 10 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Temple Square — 12 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Salt Lake & Utah RR/Utah Idaho Sugar Factory — steps away
• West Jordan City Park Salt Lake and Utah Railroad — steps away
• Utah Idaho Sugar Company Factory — steps away
• Broom Factory and Wagon Train terminal — 0.3 mi