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Madison Railroad Incline Cut – Indiana

March 18, 2023 0 Comments

Madison Railroad Incline Cut - Indiana

This now defunct section of railroad, known as the Madison Railroad Incline Cut, covers a distance of 7,012 feet rising 412 feet in elevation to achieve a grade of 5.89 per cent, the steepest incline of any standard gage, line-haul railroad track in the country. It was part of the first railroad in Indiana, known as the Madison, Indianapolis & Lafayette Railroad (MI&L). The first trip up the Incline Cut occurred in 1841, and was in use up through at least 1942.

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POW-MIA Monument – Veterans Cemetery – Indiana

February 4, 2023 0 Comments

POW-MIA Monument - Veterans Cemetery - Indiana

A POW-MIA Monument located at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. The POW-MIA emblem pictured is the official symbol  of the National League of POW/MIA Families, which was created in 1970 to bring awareness to prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA), from the Vietnam War. The more commonly seen flag, adopted in 1972, has since become a widely adopted symbol, visible at most military installations, US Post Offices, as well as federal and local government agencies, and veteran group posts and celebrations.  The slogan “You are not forgotten” was officially adopted by the National League of POW/MIA Families as their motto.

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Soldier Poem – Madison, Indiana Veterans Cemetery

February 4, 2023 0 Comments

Soldier Poem - Madison, Indiana Veterans Cemetery

The Soldier Poem by George L. Skypeck, as seen at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Madison, Indiana.  Skypeck is a decorated disabled Vietnam veteran, awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze star among numerous other metals. He rose from private to captain during his service, and after the war became a well known artist.

“I was that which others did not
want to be.
I went where others feared to go,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave
nothing, and reluctantly accepted the
thought of eternal loneliness …
should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror; felt
the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed
the sweet taste of a moment’s love.
I have cried, pained, and hoped …
but most of all, I have lived times others
would say were best forgotten.
At least someday I will be able to say
that I was proud of what I was … a soldier.”

-George L. Skypeck

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