A memorial to fallen soldiers at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Radcliff, Hardin County. The cemetery is located outside of Fort Knox. Fort Knox is currently the official United States Bullion Depository, as well as the location of ROTC summer training, and the US Army’s Human Resources Command.
Whether its Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Veterans Day, or any day of the year, remember our veterans for the sacrifice they have made to preserve Americans freedom and liberty.
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.”
