1st Lt. Michael L. Gandy - Douglas County, KS
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1Lt. Michael L. Gandy, U.S. Army; Killed In Action, 29 March 1968, Vietnam. One of 32 markers or signs, each dedicated to a different MOPH recipient.
Waymark Code: WMNJ8E
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2015
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County of memorial: Douglas County
Location of memorial: I-70, Kansasd Turnpike rst area, E. of Topeka
Marker erected by: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, The Military Order of the Purple Heart
Memorial erected: July 1, 2005
Marker text:
PURPLE HEART TRAIL IN KANSAS
"Freedom Isn't Free"
Dedicated to the memory of
1LT Michael L. Gandy, U.S. Army,
Killed In Action, 29 March 1968, Vietnam
On May 13, 2003, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, proclaimed the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System in Kansas, as the "Purple Heart Trail." This trail memorializes those heroic service members who have had the Purple Heart medal bestowed on them for wounds received in defense of our Nation and commemorates the patriotic American heritage given to us by General George Washington, the father of our country
This trail is a project of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) comprised of patriots who have been wounded in combat while in service of the United States of America. The MOPH promotes principles of patriotism and dedication to duty, and objectives of respect, fraternalism, history, and education.
The "Purple Heart Trail" parallels the interstate highways, and does not replace current names and tributes to individuals and organisations.
A Dexter High School graduate, who was killed in Vietnam on March 29, 1968, while trying to cross a rain-swollen river to save soldiers who were trapped under some brush. Lieutenant Gandy was a member of Bravo Company - 501st Infantry
101st Airborne Division
Class of Vietnam
Dedication ceremony held by Kansas Department of Transportation