Walhalla in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Combat Infantrymen Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013
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.
The Combat Infantrymen's
Association
Freedom has a price
The protected will never know.
Erected 2012 by Walhalla Company, South Carolina Veterans.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 45.9′ N, 83° 4.052′ W. Marker is in Walhalla, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 28) and South Tugaloo Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walhalla SC 29691, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oconee County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Silver Rose (here, next to this marker); Duty, Honor, Country (a few steps from this marker); The Lynching of Allen Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Oconee Mountain (about 300
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Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013
2. Combat Infantrymen Monument Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on April 26, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
