Manchester in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Corporal Brian James Schoff

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

1. Corporal Brian James Schoff Marker

Inscription. Nov. 27, 1983 to Jan. 28, 2006
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
"Operation Iraqi Freedom"

"Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, and the other for your freedom. What we do for ourselves dies with us - what we do for others lives on forever."

Erected by Provided by the Citizens of Coffee County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.

Location. 35° 28.992′ N, 86° 5.316′ W. Memorial is in Manchester, Tennessee, in Coffee County. It is on South Spring Street. The monument is on the grounds of the Coffee County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Manchester TN 37355, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 of this marker: Desert Storm (here, next to this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker); World War I and II Marker (a few steps from this marker); The Civilian Conservation Corps (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); War Comes to Manchester

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(a few steps from this marker); Coffee County UDC Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tullahoma Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Additional commentary.
1. Text of Veteran Memorials near Corporal Brian James Schoff marker, listed chronologically.
Civil War

To honor the memory of the men and women who served and sacrificed during the War Between the States.

1861 – 1865

Lest we Forget

Erected and Dedicated
by the
Capt. Calvin C. Brewer
Chapter 2505
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1994
World Wars I and II

Dedicated to the everlasting memory of the men and women of Coffee County who served their country in World Wars I and II

In memoriam and reverent honor to the brave veterans of Coffee County who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their lives on battlefields around the world during World War I and World II. They fought and died that nations would be freed from ravages of tyranny, atrocities of dictatorships and fears of injustice.

WW I

Ellis D.

Desert Storm Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

2. Desert Storm Veterans Memorial

Adams ∙ Henry A. Anderson ∙ Cleon V. Beckman ∙ John W. Brown ∙ George Carrick ∙ Tom Evans ∙ Clarence Farrar ∙ Joseph T. Finley ∙ Lawrence Freeze ∙ Vern Fullerton ∙ Pleasant D. Gaultney ∙ Thomas M. Harrison ∙ Ed B. Hastings ∙ Robert Hathcock ∙ Lavoy Haynes ∙ William R. Henry ∙ David Hicks ∙ Hence H. Hittson ∙ Doak Holder ∙ Ester C. Holt ∙ Gordon Honeycutt ∙ Elmer C. Johnson ∙ Leonard Kilgore ∙ Joseph Kyle ∙ William Landers ∙ McKinley Lawson ∙ Ridley Ledbetter ∙ Presley L. Love ∙ Hommar M. Lowery ∙ Enoch Lynch ∙ James Mathey ∙ Claud D. Nippers ∙ Elijah M. Owery ∙ John L. Parham ∙ James A. Reed ∙ Rennie F. Roberts ∙ Horace Rogers ∙ John Shelton ∙ Thomas Sherrill ∙ David R. Smith ∙ William H. Summers ∙ John N. Taylor ∙ Robert H.P. Walker ∙ E.B. Weitz

WW II

James D. Anderson ∙ Palmer S. Awtrey ∙ William H. Baker ∙ Charles E. Campbell ∙ Clifford Capshaw ∙ Leonard Carroll ∙ James B. Clark ∙ Malcolm V. Cooley ∙ Virlon Creek ∙ Don A. Daniel Jr. ∙ Norman L. Daniel ∙ James B. Dunn ∙ Frank D. Farrar ∙ George B. Farris ∙ Horace E. Fletcher

Korean War Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

3. Korean War Veterans Memorial

∙ Billy Joe Fulton ∙ Aron J. Frizzell ∙ Marvin W. Hammers ∙ Mack J. Harmon ∙ Wilder Hendricks ∙ Gerald Holt ∙ William T. King ∙ Leonard Leighty ∙ Leonard T. Lewis ∙ William H. Lyons ∙ John D. McMahan ∙ Everett C. Muse ∙ Marlin R. Parker ∙ Oliie R. Poe ∙ Wade T. Roberts ∙ Ralph T. Ross ∙ Lawrence W. Lehr ∙ Robert S. Sain ∙ Calvin J.D. Smith ∙ Walter C. Smoot ∙ John T. Stone ∙ Paul A. Swing ∙ Charles L. Tenpenny ∙ Solen M. Thomas ∙ Gentry L. Tramel ∙ Everett E. Walker ∙ James D. Whited ∙ Arthur W. Williams ∙ Homer D. Wynn ∙ John T. Yates ∙ Robert L. Qualls ∙ Medford Parker ∙ Robert L. Amiel

“May they awaken to peace and joy with God in that city not made with hands.” Amen.

Re-dedicated Nov. 11, 1986

Korean War

In honored memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the preservation of freedom for those oppressed people of South Korea. And in memory of all Coffee County veterans who honorably and faithfully served in the
Korean War.
(1950 – 1953)

“May our love for freedom and liberty equal their deeds and sacrifice.”

[Smaller marker at base of Korean veterans memorial]

Just

World War I and II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

4. World War I and II Veterans Memorial

as tender shoots, killed by a chilling frost, these sons of freedom were taken from our midst by the cold ravages of war.

Marvin Ray Brooks ∙ John Willard Farrar ∙ Medford O. Parker ∙ Orman L. “Dan” Hickerson ∙ James W. Jones ∙ Robert B. Straight ∙ Eugene McGowen ∙ Thomas W. Williams ∙ Franklin D. Johnson

“Rest in Peace”
Vietnam War

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Desert Storm

Army ∙ Navy ∙ Air Force ∙ Marine Corps ∙ Coast Guard

251st Supply & Service Co.

30th Quartermaster Bn.

Tenn. Army National Guard

Erected to Honor all Coffee County Veterans who served our Nation throughout the Persian Gulf Area War

Operation Desert Storm

1990 – 1994

Old Glory

The Symbol of Freedom

— Submitted May 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

5. Civil War Memorial

Distant photo showing Veteran Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

6. Distant photo showing Veteran Memorials

Coffee County Courthouse-photo of the front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

7. Coffee County Courthouse-photo of the front

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,228 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on May 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.