Cullman in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Combat Wounded Veterans

Military Order of the Purple Heart

— 1782-1932 —

Combat Wounded Veterans Purple Heart Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 28, 2017

1. Combat Wounded Veterans Purple Heart Monument

Inscription.
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"

Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932

My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.

We few. We happy few. We band of brothers,
for he today that shed his blood with me
shall be my brother.

Erected by the City of Cullman ~ Donald E. Green, Mayor - Cullman County Commission ~ Wiley Kitchens, Chairman.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 34° 11.546′ N, 86° 51.564′ W. Memorial is in Cullman, Alabama, in Cullman County. It can be reached from Sportsman Lake Road NW 0.4 miles west of 2nd Avenue NW (Route 31). Located in the Cullman Veterans Memorial Park at Sportsman Lake Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1544 Sportsman Lake Road NW, Cullman AL 35055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: PFC Patrick Bates (here, next to this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom - Afghanistan Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cullman County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Marion Albert Hill (a few steps from this marker); Cullman County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cullman County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cullman County WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); UDC Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cullman.

Combat Wounded Veterans monument at Veterans Memorial Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 28, 2017

2. Combat Wounded Veterans monument at Veterans Memorial Park.

Purple Heart monument below the State of Alabama flag. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 28, 2017

3. Purple Heart monument below the State of Alabama flag.

History of the Purple Heart image. Click for more information.

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4. History of the Purple Heart

Military Order Of The Purple Heart website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on May 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.