County of quote: Maries County
Location of quote: 4th St. & S. Main St., courthouse lawn, Vienna
Erected by the Citizens of Maries County
Stone erected in 1968
Monument Text:
VIETNAM WAR
Ralph A. Branson, Jr.
Memorial
Mar. 17, 1968
Greater Love Hath No Man
Than This, That A Man Lay
Down His Life For His Friends
John 15:13
___________
James S. Jordan
May 12, 1969
Quote from KJV:
"10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
"11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
"12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
"13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
"14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
"15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you." ~ KJV Public Domain