These Our War Dead - Murfreesboro, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 50.742 W 086° 23.502
16S E 554931 N 3967005
Large monument being added to as time passes
Waymark Code: WMM3GJ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2014
Views: 9
County of memorial: Rutherford County
Location of memorial: Church St. & Public Square, courthouse lawn, Murfreesboro
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #4575 & Bob Brown Post 16 American Legion
Date erected: November 11, 1948
Vietnam & Korea Addition added May 31, 1977
Memorial Text:
1917 1941
1918 1945
Honoring the men and women of Rutherford County who served our country in World Wars one and two and dedicated to the everlasting memory of those who made the extreme sacrifice in those great conflicts for the freedom of all men thruout the world
THESE OUR WAR DEAD IN HONORED GLORY REST
I do not know the dignity of their birth
but I do know the glory of their death
Gen. Douglas McArthur [sic]
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Iraq - Freedom
In Honor Of: These Our War Dead
Marker Text:
Please see above
And the names should be readable in the gallery
Date of dedication: November 11, 1948 & May 31, 1977
Who Put it Here?: VFW Post # 4575 & American Legion Post #16
Description of Memorial:
Originally a central column with right and left wings. The column carried the text of the emotion of the memorial while the wings carried the names of the fallen.
In May of 1977 two smaller wings were added for Korea and Vietnam, and even later inscription on the Korean wing for Iraq took place.
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