Roanoke Valley War Memorial
Dedicated Memorial Day - 1982
— "Lest You Forget" —
Lest you forget —
We piled into assault boats bobbing high,
and charged amid the thundering roar,
meanwhile the winds and dismal rain whipped by
to watch us die
on Europe's battered bleeding shore!
We fought our way to land;
we left there in the sand
our native blood, although the sea
will drench it clean, we claim our hand
old Europe's battered, bleeding shore!On, comrades, on! We stay behind —
the peace is yours to win.
The fight claims us, but you will find
us here for all eternity;
as though we hadn't been
the price for our posterity —
Do you remember when?Lest you forget —
Our fight is over now, and it is won;
but we are not alive to share the goal
of glory. Only see that all your sons
recall our guns —
Before the drums have ceased to roll!
Our standards lie amuck
where last we falling struck
them waving proud. Although the next
will take it up. We claim our pluck
has written freedom's newest text —
Before the drums have ceased to roll!On, comrades, on! We stay behind —
the peace is yours to win.
The fight claims us, but you will find
us here for all eternity;
as though we hadn't bene
the price foryour posterity —
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Do you remember when?
And after war deserts our kind,
Will you remember when?
— André P. Fallwell
We must not forget. Pause here to remember the debt we owe to those we honor in this place and to rededicate ourselves "that these dead shall not have died in vain". Our freedoms and our way of life were brought anew by their sacrifice. Let us cherish their memory forever.
Erected 1982 by War Memorial Committee; Veterans Advisory Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 16.234′ N, 79° 56.664′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Virginia. It is in Downtown. Memorial is at the intersection of Church Avenue Southwest and 2nd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Church Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Church Ave SW, Roanoke VA 24011, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Greene Memorial Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Roanoke Milestones (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theodore J. "Ted" Edlich, III (about 400 feet away); Oakey's (about 500 feet away); Roanoke Times (about 500 feet away);
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
