Walk of Honor - Grand Ledge, MI
N 42° 45.332 W 084° 44.026
16T E 685451 N 4736157
A Walk of Honor placed in front of the Civil War cannon in Oakwood Cemetery in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM18M8N
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2023
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Located along the southern fence line of Oakwood Cemetery at 301 Oakwood St, Grand Ledge, MI 48837 is the veterans memorial section. There are howitzers and Vietnam memorials. Included is a 100 pound Parrot rifle. Eagle Scout James Crabtree placed his project here which is the keystone to the Walk of Honor where donated bricks and pavers have been placed around the base of the large cannon. He included a quote from General Douglas MacArthur: "Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always."
From the
American Legion website about the project:
"James Crabtree a young man in the Grand Ledge area took it upon his self, as an Eagle Scout project, to research all the veterans from Grand Ledge who were killed in action in the 20th Century. Then he designed a memorial with their names engraved on bricks and laid them around the cannon at Oakwood Cemetery. A dedication was held on November 11 @ 11am. Following the dedication there snacks and drinks at the legion."