Veterans Garden of Memories

Veterans Garden of Memories. . ( Center Panel ): , We Dedicate this memorial to all veterans of United States Military Service., The many who have served in the past, those serving today and those who will serve tomorrow., They assist in preserving the Peace and Protecting us in time of conflict., We owe them for our Freedom. A debt we can never repay. , (Henry County Area Veterans Memorial Committee), ( Left Large Panel ): , Above us now Old Glory waves , Reminding us of the living and those in graves , , This hallowed place was built to remind us all , Of the debt we owe to those who stand tall , , For every mother who shed a tear , Thinking of her Veteran dear , , For every father whose chest filled with pride , As he watched them march away in stride , , For the spouse and kids who were denied , Their loved ones closeness at their side , , For those who served the peace so well , And others who fought their way through hell , , Some served the past and came back to tell , How many of their friends had died and fell , , Many serve now on foreign sand , Others stay back and protect our land , , Certainly tomorrow some brigand band , Will challenge Lady Liberty to take a stand , , They are our heroes one and all , Veterans who answer our Nation’s call , , May God grant them a peaceful rest , Those who are America’s best , , ( Left Small Panel ): , Taps, Day is done, gone the sun , From the hills, from the lake, , From the skies. , All is well, safely rest, , God is nigh., Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, , May the soldier or sailor, , God keep. , On the land or the deep, , safe in sleep., ( Right Large Panel ): , “God and soldier we adore , In times of danger not before , Danger past and all things righted , God is forgotten the soldier slighted” , Rudyard Kipling, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” , George Washington, “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” , Nathan Hale, ( Right Small Panel ): , The Pledge of Allegiance, I pledge allegiance to the flag of , the United States of America., And to the republic for which it stands., One nation under God, indivisible, , with liberty and justice for all. ,