Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday~~Good and bad
Here are two images that I hope will allow people who review them to learn about our past American Veterans. We must protect their final resting places.
Wade Thomas, (African American) Pvt., U.S. Army, WWI
Brick Mill Cemetery, Richlands, N.C.
(Cemetery is located on private property & protected)
Edgar Parker (Caucacian)Pvt., CSA, North Carolina
Half Moon Cemetery, Jacksonville, N.C.
(Headstone deliberatly shattered; same as his wife's marker)
Pvt. Wade Thomas, served his Nation with honor, during a time when he, himself, did not have the oppurtunity to share in all of the Freedoms that he fought to gain for his country.
Pvt. Edgar Parker's headstone, along with his wife's marker were damaged over the decades since they were laid to rest.
The Half Moon Cemetery, where they and other ancesters are buried, was established ca. 1880. Nearly all of the original headstones are missing. Many were broken by man or machine and then carried away to be disposed.
Take a moment during your busy schedual and thank a veteran, past and present, for their service to their Nation.
Jack
GySgt., U.S. Marine Corps, ret.
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