and once someone got involved and made the request, it prob'ly didn't take very long for it to happen........mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Becker" <srbecker@iowatelecom.net> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 4:41 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] LILLIE CEMETERY.. > This is very true!! > > One prime example in Ringgold County was the two Bear brothers, > interred in the Bear Cemetery. (I've been there.) The Bear Cemetery > is located waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy out in the boonies and no sign > to indicate where it is. Is in the woods and just a very few gravesites. > > Decades later, the two Bear veterans finally received military markers. > The Bear family generously shared the story behind the markers with us. > > http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/cemeteries/bearcivilwarstones.html > > Sharon R. Becker > Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator > srbecker@iowatelecom.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronald M McClure" <rmcclure@hot.rr.com> > To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] LILLIE CEMETERY.. > > >> remember every one......if you have a veteran or know of a veteran and >> his >> grave isn't marked.....no matter how old it may be....the va will >> purchase, >> deliver and put in place an appropriate marker!...........and yes, even >> in >> non government grave yards.......i often think of that when i visit the >> decatur grave yard.......even the palestine grave yard. your township >> trustees prob'ly need to be made aware of that.......best thing to do is >> to >> check with that va rep that i think they have in leon there.....plus i >> think >> there's a veteran organization, either the veterans of foreign wars or >> the >> American legion that meet weekly in leon too....i think in the court >> house >> there somewhere.....mac > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 1307 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >