Korean War - Dickson County Veterans Memorial ~ Charlotte, TN
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YoSam.
N 36° 10.698 W 087° 20.322
16S E 469542 N 4003777
Old courthouse lawn, with older memorials
Waymark Code: WMXCK8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2017
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County of Memorial: Dickson County
Location of Memorial: S. Court Square, courthouse lawn, Charlotte
Text On Memorial:
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
DICKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE WHO
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY
From the towns, villages and countryside they came to answer the call to duty. Many traveled thousands of miles to meet in battle the enemies of democracy, risking their lives - - many dying - - to ensure future generations of Americans a free way of life.
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE:
KOREAN WAR
1950-1953
Bennie E. Bellar Robert M. Gerron
Mack Cavender Clifford A. Llewellyn
Jesse Rook Cooksey Wm. Carlton Long
Hollis M. Creasy Herbert H. McClelland
Thomas A. Forehand Billy J. Pardue
Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends. John 15:13
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
Sponsored by the Korean War Veterans of America, Chapter 1, Dickson, TN. Paid for by the donations from the people of Dickson County.
Date erected: May 2002
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