Elberton in Elbert County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

My American Soldier

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 23, 2009

1. My American Soldier Monument

Inscription.

Inscription appears on reverse side of monument

Remember me as you walk away
For you I lived and died this day
and in this moment I can recall
That as I fell I still stood tall

Into the falling night I cry
tell them I love them and tell them why
I'll not be there to see them grow
Or curb the wild oats they'll sow

I am the one with arms held wide
Even in death not stepping aside
For God and country I am here
Your pain I hold
I feel your fear

Freedom is my gift to you
And as I left
This price I knew

I am turning cold
I am so afraid
and as the fear begins to fade
I'll think of those to follow me
who will give their lives for liberty

As I begin to feel deaths embrace
I pray for strength and a little grace
Let me die as I have lived
Leaving nothing to forgive

My eyes are heavy
Now let me rest
For I know now
I have done my best

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 34° 7.338′ N, 82° 51.689′ W. Marker is in Elberton, Georgia, in Elbert County. Memorial is on N Oliver Street (Georgia Route 77). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elberton GA 30635, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Soldier (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the Memory (a few steps from this marker); Elbert County's Dead in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Park History (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Seabees Can Do (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Elbert (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Seaboard Airline Depot (approx. ¾ mile away); Elberton Granite Bicentennial Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elberton.

Photographed By Brian Scott, April 10, 2012

2. My American Soldier Monument

My American Soldier Monument reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, April 10, 2012

3. My American Soldier Monument reverse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 932 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 24, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.