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 Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients - Dover, Delaware Posted by:  ddtfamily
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18S E 455157 N 4334353
Legislative grounds monument to Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients
Waymark Code: WMMNVR
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2014
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This monument pays tribute to Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients. It is located on the grounds of the Legislative Hall (State Capitol) in Dover, Delaware.
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Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Medal of Honor Recipients
Marker Text:
The text of the central monument reads:
In Respectful Memory
of Those Delawareans who have receivedThe Congressional
Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of live above and beyond
the call of duty.
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The Medal of Honor is the highest award that can
be received by a member of the armed forces of the
United States of America. It is given by the President in the
name of Congress to individuals who, while serving in the
armed forces, distinguished themselves for conspicuous
gallantry and selfless bravery in action "at the risk of life
above and beyond the call of duty." Established during the
Civil War, the Medal of Honor has since been awarded to
persons of every rank, every branch of service, from every
background in life and from every state in the nation. As a
symbol of heroism, it has no equal in American life.
Therefore, we dedicate this monument to the courageous
natives and residents of Delaware who have given their all
so that we, the living, can enjoy the freedoms
they endowed to us.
Dedicated by the Delaware General Assembly, 2012
with the assistance of the Delaware Department of State. |
| DELAWARE'S MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS | | | Alexander Hand | Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste | Henry Algernon du Pont | | John Shilling | Charles B. Tanner | Leonard B. Chadwick | | John B. Maberry | James Parke Postles | Charles H. Pierce | | Bernard McCarren | William Jackson Palmer | Henry Clay Drexler | | Charles H. Baldwin | David Eastburn Buckingham | William L. Nelson | | Griffin Seward | Samuel Rodmond Smith | James Phillip Connor |
Date of dedication: 2012
Who Put it Here?: State of Delaware
Description of Memorial:
The monument includes a central marker and two adjacent signs. The center plaque is made of granite with a couple of attached metal markers. Two adjacent signs provide names and biographical information about Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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