Veterans Monument (Bicentennial) Bell County Courthouse Belton TX
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"Dedicated In This Our 200th Year Of Independence To All Bell County Veterans Of All Wars" Small fine-grained stone (granite? poured stone?) obelisk on the NE corner of the Bell County Courthouse grounds ("Public Square"). Placed on July 4, 1976.
Waymark Code: WM8KWF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2010
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To those who Serve
Daughters and Sons
Mem’ry Deserved
Support or guns
Standing still
I contemplate
The immortal ill
Of conquest and hate
And how we need
To rise against --
Freedom’s Creed
Still needs defense
So a nod and a prayer
And salute, though small
To those who serve where
Their nation calls
A small stone obelisk on the Courthouse grounds recalls the veterans who serve and the US Bicentennial.
MEMORIAL DAY
At Gettysburg, at San Juan Hill,
In Flanders Fields now all is still,
But men still drill and march away
Like you who made Memorial Day.
In Normandy, and on Bataan,
At Inchon, Khe Sanh, and in Iran,
Selflessly the need you met.
And now we know we must not forget.
Those who fought and those who fell,
To hear the bell of freedom knell.
We crouch beside your graves today;
These wreaths of vernal buds to lay.
And to you who died for freedom’s sake,
A pledge to carry on we make:
The torch that you so bravely bore
Shall be our beacon evermore.
We pray that by its guiding light
We’ll find our course and hold it right.
We hope it may throughout the years
Bring an end to blood and tears.
For we’re a nation proud and free,
And sometimes it is hard to see
Where friendship for our cause abides
And where a foe of freedom hides.
You have found peace while we still weep
And wail o’er charges we must keep.
There’ll be no peace until we find
A way that’s just for all mankind.
-William J. Acker WWI Veteran
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
n/a: "To All Bell County Veterans Of All Wars"
In Honor Of: To All Bell County Veterans Of All Wars
Marker Text:
Under an engraved star over laurels, the incised text on the main obelisk reads:
In Gratitude To God
And In Love Of Freedom
This Monument Is Dedicated
In This Our 200th Year
Of Independence To All
Bell County Veterans Of
All Wars For Their Patriotic
Service And Sacrifice In
The Defense And Protection
Of Our Nation
On the base:
Erected In Grateful Appreciation For The
Preservation Of Our American Heritage In
This Our Bicentennial Year By The Veterans
Service Organizations Of Bell County Texas
July 4, 1976
Date of dedication: 7/4/1976
Who Put it Here?: The Veterans Service Organizations of Bell County Texas
Description of Memorial:
This marker is a small (maybe 6 feet tall) grey 'stone' obelisk (think Washington Monument) on the NE Corner of the Bell County Courthouse grounds (corner of Central and N. East Streets).
Each corner of the "Public Square" features a monument of some sort: NW = Confederate Soldiers, SW = Peter Bell (namesake of Belton and Bell County), SE = 143d Infantry, WWII, and here, NE = Bicentennial Monument to All Veterans.
There are several Historical Markers on the Grounds as well -- the interested might want to click 'nearest waymarks' for a comprehensive survey.
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