Codex on the Flight of Birds - Leonardo da Vinci - Chesterfield, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 39.165 W 090° 34.308
15S E 711300 N 4281040
In this case, etched in Aluminium and mounted in stone...
Waymark Code: WM10R61
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2019
Views: 1
County of memorial: St. Louis County
Location of memorial: Veterans memorial Place Dr., between amphitheater and The Awakening, Chesterfield
Created: 2016
Architects: Powers Bowersox Associates
Plaque Text:
MAJOR BRIAN PATRICK MURRAY
1-27-1980 to 2-22-2017
Served with honor and distinction as a Naval Aviator and
Illinois Air National Guard pilot flying over 3500 hours
with combat tours in support of IOF, OFS and OIR
MH-605 Aircraft Commander USN HSC21 2005-2009
T6 II instructor USN VT10 & USAF 33FTS 2009-2014
KC-135 Aircraft Commander ILANG 10BARS 2014-2017
B-737 First Officer Southwest Airlines 2-16-2017
Your passion for flying let you live your dream
You are a hero to Anne, Austin, Brennan & Corinne
You are loved by your family and friends
You will forever be missed
'Once you have tasted flight you will
walk the earth with your eyes
turned skyward' - DaVinci
The complete quote is: "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there, you have been, and there you will always long to return."
Leonard understood the feeling of the freedom of flight...his study of birds brought the feelings to himself...and all actual humans who learned to fly long after his death.
An investigator into the authenticity of the quote...well his finds can be read by yourself: Quote Investigator
Address:
Veterans Memorial Place Drive,
Veterans Honor memorial,
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Website: [Web Link]
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