Major General John F. Phillips - Palestine, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.713 W 095° 38.314
15R E 250091 N 3517072
Granite plaque on cement block base in open area along Mill Street.
Waymark Code: WM11TQW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2019
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. PHILIPS
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DEDICATION TO HIS GOD,
HIS COUNTRY AND HIS FELLOWMAN
IN WAR AND IN PEACE.
HIS LIFE IS THE EPITOME OF WHAT IS BEST ABOUT AMERICA AND SERVES
AS A ROLE MODEL NOT ONLY FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS BUT PEOPLE OF
ALL RACES AND AGES. HIS PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE AND HIS RESPECT FOR DUTY
HONOR THE SILENT VOICES AND STILLED HANDS OF THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE.
BORN SEPTEMBER 3, 1942 IN NECHES, TEXAS
TO SADIE AND OBIE PHILLIPSDEDICATED MARCH 17, 1995
WITH PRIDE AND APPRECIATION TO
OUR NATIVE SON BY GRATEFUL
CITIZENS OF ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
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