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The '''Freedom Tree''' is a holly tree planted at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]] in [[1972]] in honor of U.S. service members who had been reported Missing in Action (MIA). Fourteen people are honored with individual plaques that encircle the base of the tree. | The '''Freedom Tree''' is a holly tree planted at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]] in [[1972]] in honor of U.S. service members who had been reported Missing in Action (MIA) during the [[Vietnam War]]. Fourteen people are honored with individual plaques that encircle the base of the tree. | ||
==Honorees== | ==Honorees== | ||
* Captain [[James Carlton Jr]] | * US Marine Corps Captain [[James Carlton Jr]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/c/c008.htm link]) | ||
* Captain [[Edwin Hawley Jr]] | * US Air Force Captain [[Edwin Hawley Jr]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/h/h143.htm link]) | ||
* Captain [[C. Scott Harris]] | * US Air Force Captain [[C. Scott Harris]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/h/h021.htm link]) | ||
* | * US Marine Corps Major [[Lionel Parra Jr]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/p/p012.htm link]) | ||
* Major [[Paul Bannon]] | * US Air Force Major [[Paul Bannon]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b118.htm report]) | ||
* Major [[Alton Rockett Jr]] | * Major [[Alton Rockett Jr]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/r/r023.htm link]) | ||
* Lieutenant [[Scott | * Lieutenant [[Scott Ketchie]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/k/k075.htm link]) | ||
* Lieutenant [[Richard McDow]] | * Lieutenant [[Richard McDow]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/m/m175.htm link]) | ||
* Specialist | * US Army Specialist [[James Moreland]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/m/m080.htm link]) | ||
* Commander [[Dale Doss]] | * US Navy Lieutenant Commander [[Dale Doss]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/d/d057.htm link]) | ||
* | * Sergeant First Class [[Charlie White]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w019.html link]) | ||
* Sergeant [[Raymond Bobe]] | * Sergeant [[Raymond Bobe]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b126.htm link]) | ||
* Sergeant [[ | * Sergeant [[Olin Hargrove]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/h/h019.htm link]) | ||
* Sergeant [[Marvin McCain]] | * Sergeant [[Marvin McCain Jr]] ([https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/m/m027.htm link]) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1972 works]] | [[Category:1972 works]] | ||
[[Category:Trees]] | [[Category:Trees]] | ||
[[Category:Vietnam veterans]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 31 May 2021
The Freedom Tree is a holly tree planted at Woodrow Wilson Park in 1972 in honor of U.S. service members who had been reported Missing in Action (MIA) during the Vietnam War. Fourteen people are honored with individual plaques that encircle the base of the tree.
Honorees
- US Marine Corps Captain James Carlton Jr (link)
- US Air Force Captain Edwin Hawley Jr (link)
- US Air Force Captain C. Scott Harris (link)
- US Marine Corps Major Lionel Parra Jr (link)
- US Air Force Major Paul Bannon (report)
- Major Alton Rockett Jr (link)
- Lieutenant Scott Ketchie (link)
- Lieutenant Richard McDow (link)
- US Army Specialist James Moreland (link)
- US Navy Lieutenant Commander Dale Doss (link)
- Sergeant First Class Charlie White (link)
- Sergeant Raymond Bobe (link)
- Sergeant Olin Hargrove (link)
- Sergeant Marvin McCain Jr (link)
References
- Songer, Joe (January 14, 2014) "MIA plaques once buried under leaves and mulch uncovered in Linn Park" The Birmingham News