Washington in Wilkes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC
Born June 9, 1976 • KIA Oct. 30, 2004
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2022
1. In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC Marker
Out of the east came a cold hard wind,
And it whistled through our town,
Shrilly it shrieked the dreaded news,
That one of our own was down.
“Surely that wind is mistaken,”
I heard one of my neighbors say,
“I know I saw young Phil recently.
Might even have been yesterday.”
“Good Sir,” says I, “He's in the Marines.
Been gone a good while by now,
In one of the islands, or some such place.”
As the wind continued to howl,
And the wind just continued to howl and moan,
driving ice right through my soul.
And I heard in the wind about the desert sun
and the death of young Phil Scarborough.
How he fought and died for his country.
In the desert, half a world away.
How he fought and died with his comrades,
In the dust and the sand that day.
So the Marines came here amongst us,
Bearing their precious charge back home.
Back here to Georgia they brought him,
Never again will he roam.
And the people turned out by the hundreds,
To honor the young Marine.
And the people wept by the hundreds,
As his praises we all did sing.
And we followed him out to the graveyard,
on a cold, dark November day.
And as we wept, so did the heavens,
As we laid him to rest that day.
And the
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and that night we went safely to bed,
And we slept 'neath a sky of freedom,
Because Phil and his brethren have bled.
— David Tennyson Kirk
Semper Fidelis
“Always Faithful”
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 33° 44.276′ N, 82° 44.344′ W. Marker is in Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Court Street and East Square, on the right when traveling west on East Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 E Court St, Washington GA 30673, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bolton Factory (here, next to this marker); Wilkes County (here, next to this marker); Jefferson Davis (here, next to this marker); Washington Square (a few steps from this marker); The Dissolution of the Confederate Government (a few steps from this marker); Last Cabinet Meeting of the C.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); Washington-Wilkes Vietnam Monument (a few steps from this marker); Woodmen of the World Supreme Sacrifice Monument (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
Also see . . . Marine Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough. Reprints
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2022
2. In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC
Memorial (left) is in front of the Wilkes County Courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
