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 William Faulkner - Veterans Memorial - Oxford, MS Posted by:  YoSam.
N 34° 21.998 W 089° 31.124
16S E 268377 N 3805683
Written for the monument and he wanted no fee for this works. To fully understand the flavor, you must read both links.
Waymark Code: WMQ3PA
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2015
Views: 2
County of quote: Lafayette County
Location of quote: Venteram Memorial, courthouse lawn, Oxford
Written by: William Faulkner
Written in 1947
Explaination of writting: William Faulkner
Quote: IN MEMORIAM
THEY HELD NOT THEIRS, BUT ALL MEN'S LIBERTY
FAR FROM HOME, TO THIS LAST SACRIFICE.
William Faulkner, original plaque 1947
"Also located on the Courthouse square is a World War II memorial featuring two lines Faulkner wrote:
THEY HELD NOT THEIRS, BUT ALL MEN'S LIBERTY
THIS FAR FROM HOME, TO THE LAST SACRIFICE" ~ The Town
The story of the new plaque The Journal, Inc.
Address:
1 Courthouse Square
courthouse lawn, N. side
Oxford, MS 38655
Website: [Web Link]
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