Casco in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Casco Veterans Memorial
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
1. Casco Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Casco Veterans Memorial. .
We Proudly Salute Our American Heroes For God and Country.
U.S. American Legion.
We Proudly
Salute Our
American
Heroes
For God and
Country
U.S. American Legion
Erected 2009 by Casco American Legion Post 319.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 33.456′ N, 87° 37.05′ W. Marker is in Casco, Wisconsin, in Kewaunee County. Memorial is on Main Street (State Highway 54) east of Church Avenue (County Highway C), on the right when traveling east. Memorial is at the Casco Village Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 Main Street, Casco WI 54205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
(POW MIA Logo)
Dedicated to
American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action The Loneliest Prayer
As I squat here in the lonely place ·
A man maybe even you forgot, ·
I wonder, ·
Am I alive or not? ·
I think it's more than ten years now ·
Since my last friend left this place. ·
I guess he's back home - ·
Whatever that is - ·
Among the human race. ·
Forgive me Lord, ·
If I seem untrue ·
To the values that my parents taught, ·
To my thoughts of you, ·
Of family and of country - ·
Those things for which I fought. ·
But, as I've endured the endless days ·
That dragged on into years, ·
I've battled with all my very being ·
To hold back bitter tears. ·
My children, ·
By now they're nearly grown. ·
My poor wife - she's had that too; ·
She's raised them all alone. ·
I've wept to hold my darlings, ·
To watch my children grow, ·
To feel your presence, Lord, ·
My faith in you to show. ·
Bless me, Father, and take this life, ·
Please let it end today. ·
I wonder how they listed me - ·
POW or MIA?
By Hardy Abbott
Official Poem of the National Forget-Me-Not Association 1987
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
3. Right Panel
Duty · Honor · Country
"The willingness to sacrifice is the prelude to freedom." This memorial is dedicated with appreciation to the men and women whose loyalty and service during times of war and peace define the character of this great nation.
Remembering Their Sacrifices
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
4. Casco Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.