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IN HONOR OF VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY:THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, THOSE HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY, THIS UNIQUE SCULPTURE CAPTURES A POIGNANT SCENE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR DEPICTING THE SACRIFI ...
SGT. PITTMAN VOLUNTEERED TO LEAD HIS SQUAD IN A COUNTER ATTACK TO REGAIN COMMANDING TERRAIN LOST IN AN EARLIER ENGAGEMENT. MOVING AGGRESSIVELY FORWARD IN THE FACE OF INTENSE ARTILLERY, MORTAR, AND SMALL-ARMS FIRE HE WAS WOUNDED BY MORTAR FRAGMENTS. DISREG ...
SEE ALSO-1ST AND 3RD MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY REGIMENT (COLORED) USA WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
SEE ALSO-1ST AND 3RD MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY REGIMENT (COLORED) USA WAR MEMORIAL
SEE ALSO-BATTERY BENTON WAR MEMORIAL CANNON PLAQUE
SEE ALSO-BATTERY BENTON WAR MEMORIAL CANNON
BATTLE OF TUPELO RESULTED IN A VICTORY FOR THE FEDERAL FORCES UNDER MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW J. SMITH.
