Home of Heroes - Pueblo, Colorado
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N 38° 15.999 W 104° 36.510
13S E 534247 N 4235473
Home of Heroes Monument and Plaza recognizes the four Medal of Honor recipients from Pueblo as well as all recipients throughout the USA.
Waymark Code: WMPGJZ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2015
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"Home of Heroes
Pueblo is the hometown of four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients - William J. Crawford, Carl L. Sitter, Raymond G. Murphy, and Drew D. Dix. President Dwight D. Eisenhower upon presenting Raymond G. "Jerry" Murphy with his medal in 1953 commented, "What is it... something in the water out there in Pueblo? All you guys turn out to be heroes!"
In 1993, Pueblo City Council adopted the tagline "Home of Heroes" for the city due to the fact that Pueblo can claim more recipients of the Medal per capita than any other city in the United States. On July 1, 1993, the Congressional Record recognized Pueblo as the "Home of Heroes." A memorial to the recipients of the medal is at the Pueblo Convention Center. Central High School is known as the "School of Heroes," as it is the alma mater of two recipients, Sitter and Crawford." (from (
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