Posted on Feb 6, 2016
What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen? Share a Picture?
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What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen and Share a Picture?
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
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Andersonville & the cemetery have great monuments. The National POW museum is excellent.
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In the National Cemetery, at the Shiloh National Battlefield, there is posted along the walking path a 6 stanza poem befitting of the honored fallen from any time. I'm going to post stanzas 1 and 6:
"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo,
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
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On fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead."
May all rest in His glorious peace.
"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo,
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
....
On fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead."
May all rest in His glorious peace.
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Guam's "Asan Beach Park", Where Guam celebrates our Liberation Day with flags placed at the park every year. US Marines landing location, to liberate Guam from the Japanese 21 July 1944. The US Forces had 3,055 casualties, and on Guam, we will never forget their sacrifice. Salute!
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LTC Roy Murray
Sorry, my browser went down just after I posted. Didn’t see the little button for search options. Sorry.
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Bar none, the Vietnam Memorial near Angel Fire, NM is the best VN memorial I’ve seen. It was started by Dr. Victor Westphall to honor his son Marine LT David Wetpahall who along with 16 other Marines were killed in an ambush near Con Thien on 22 May 68. He later dedicated it to all who had fallen in VN. The first part was dedicated in 1971. I believe it was the first major memorial to the dead of Vietnam. It is a beautiful chapel that is designed as part of an angel’s wings welcoming the VN KIA. This was originally paid for by Dr. Westphall and his friends. An interesting part of the story was that Dr. Westphall started finding pictures and notes from relatives of men and women who had died in Vietnam or as a result of wounds from VN. He started a walk with the pictures along the sides leading into the chapel. It is now run by the New Mexico Department of Veteran Affairs. I would recommend any veteran of any war or their relatives visit this amazing site. I visited the site just before I went to VN but unfortunately didn’t take any pictures.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC Roy Murray Here you go brother pictures from the last time I was down there for River Run. Thanks for sharing Roy.
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LTC Roy Murray
Thanks Colonel for posting the pictures. The Huey is new to me. I just remember the sense of peace at the memorial.
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The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Bedford has the sad distinction of having lost the most sons on the beach during D-Day. It was all started by a very persistent woman and is well worth the drive.
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