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 "Duty" -- Veteran's Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX
N 32° 44.640 W 097° 22.767
14S E 651829 N 3624068
An evocative statue of a doughboy and his wounded or dead comrade in the heat of battle, and perhaps at the moment of their deaths, installed in Fort Worth's Veteran's Memorial park in 1987 by WWI veterans in honor of all war veterans
Waymark Code: WMPT5G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
Views: 9
This is one of the most moving war memorials in Fort Worth's Veteran's Memorial Park. A doughboy carries his dead comrade, his rifle flying out of his hand from the force of the bullet that has just impacted his body, causing him to collapse and die. In this gripping image, we see all of war's selflessness, heroism, and tragedy.
The base of the memorial reads as follows:
"[west side]
DUTY
Dedicated
To The Memory Of All Veterans
By
Veterans Of World War I, USA
Department Of Texas
November 11, 1987
Marion B Irland
Department Commander
E.L.Sprague P.N.C.
Quartermaster
[south side]
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Dedicated To The Memory Of All Veterans
Marker Text:
"[west side]
DUTY
Dedicated
To The Memory Of All Veterans
By
Veterans Of World War I, USA
Department Of Texas
November 11, 1987
Marion B Irland
Department Commander
E.L.Sprague P.N.C.
Quartermaster
[south side]
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."
Date of dedication: 11 Nov 1987
Who Put it Here?: Veterans of WWI
Description of Memorial:
The waymark is an evocative statue of a WWI Doughboy at the moment he is shot as he carries a dead or wounded comrade on the battlefield
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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