Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Combat Infantrymen
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2011
1. Combat Infantrymen Monument
Infantrymen
We were boys and we were young
We became men on that hill we overrun
Some of us lived, many of us died
For a moment with us abide
And join in prayer with me
To honor those of the combat infantry
Freedom Has A Price
The Protected Will Never Know
[Dedicated] Veteran's Day 2003
Erected 2003 by Fort Scott Company, The Combat Infantrymens Association; VFW Post #1165; American Legion Post #25; and DAV Chapter #6.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 37° 49.207′ N, 94° 41.66′ W. Marker is in Fort Scott, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It can be reached from 18th Street, on the left when traveling east. Monument is near the south entrance to the Fort Scott National Cemetery, 900 East National Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Scott KS 66701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Scott National Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jeannette Huntington Ware (about 600 feet away); 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers
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Also see . . .
1. Combat Infantryman Badge. Military Wiki website entry (Submitted on November 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Combat Infantrymen's Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on November 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2011
2. Combat Infantrymen Monument
Looking northeast
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
