Alumni Memorial - Mulberry Grove, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 55.440 W 089° 16.605
16S E 302630 N 4310807
Three young men who graduated from this school, lost in the Viet Nam War.
Waymark Code: WM52FP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2008
Views: 8
Monument Erected by: Mulberry Grove Community Unit, District No. I.
County of Memorial: Bond County. Location of Memorial: W. Wall St. (IL-140 - The National Road), school front lawn, Mulberry Grove.
Monument Text:
ALL GAVE SOMESpec. E-5 James L. Scroggins November 23, 1947 - February 23, 1973 Class of 65
| SSGT Ronald E. Shipley July 21, 1948 - August 16, 1969 Class of 67
| Spec. E-4 Michael J. Scott April 22, 1948 - March 13, 1968 Class of 66 | | |
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"Not for fame or reward
Not for place or for rank Not lured by ambition Or goaded by necessity But in simple obedience to duty As they understood it These men suffered all Sacrificed all Dared all And died."
| GOD BLESS AMERICA
| They were born Americans; they lived as Americans; they died as Americans; These men, our graduates, performed the duties incumbent upon them in that character to the end of their careers, when they lost their lives in the Vietnam conflict. | | |
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SOME GAVE ALL
IN MEMORIAM | |
List if there are any visiting hours: school lawn.
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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