Although there is no special Veterans Day program planned at the Goldsby Memorial, it is open and welcoming to visitors to take a ‘Walk of Honor’ this Veterans Day.
That’s the word from Goldsby veteran Harold Harvell.
Harvell reported on the May 2009 Veterans Memorial dedication when a crowd of 500 citizens attended the event.
An Air Force B-52 bomber made a low pass over the celebration prompting attendees to say the size of the plane from wing tip to wing tip was the same size as Goldsby town limits.
“Everyone stood and applauded,” Harvell recollected.
T he remainder of the program consisted of a full complement of patriotic speeches, band music, and flag presentations by scouting organizations. There were also military representations by veterans who were attending.
“Today, the memorial has over 1,200 engraved bricks lining the walkways,” Harvell said. “What a great way for our small town to show thanks and gratitude to those who served.”
The ‘Walk of Honor’ shows five killed in action, two missing in action, 21 wounded in action, 23 Bronze Star recipients, two Silver Star recipients, three Distinguished Service Cross recipients, three who served in the Union Army, one who served as a balloon pilot in WWI, and two who served as bomber crew members in WWII.
Also, there are five brothers who served in WWII and in the Korea Conflict, 10 members of one family that served in wars, and fathers and sons who served.
‘That’s why we get a spiritual feeling when we take the walk and read the names,” Harvell said. “We are proud of our Memorial dedicated to those whom We Shall Never Forget.”
