Stephanie, Ray, and John A. Logan made a dangerous trek through heavy rain and light sleet late on Monday evening. Only having General Logan with her for a short time, Stephanie had to show him the West Frankfort Veterans Military Museum and could not wait for better weather!Ray got them there safely, however, as he slowed numerous times to avoid hydroplaning. But regardless of how long it was going to take, Stephanie was going to show John A. Logan and Ray the memorial statues dedicated to soldiers from the West Frankfort area.
Upon arrival, the three of them braved the fierce winds and rain as Stephanie showed them around the location. To either side of the large main wall, there are two smaller walls containing the names of several United States soldiers underneath the wars in which they served. On the far left panel of the left wall lists several from the Civil War.
There is also one name listed on the far right panel of the right wall.
In front of these walls of names is a statue of a soldier with the inscription "Lest We Forget." John A. Logan, Ray, and I were all very moved by this piece.
After our photo shoot, the wind was starting to pick up, but I could not leave without taking John A. Logan to peek in the windows of the museum. I told him all about how inside the museum were several memorabilia items from various wars. They were all donated by citizens of the West Frankfort area and told history from an incredible perspective, that of a soldier's.
At this time the rain came down even harder, and we could hardly stand the weather. We decided it was best to head back to Carbondale and hope for another visit on hopefully a day that was warm and sunny.
General Logan was fast asleep by the time we arrived back in Carbondale. His journey for the day was only 55.6 miles round-trip, but over the course of the past few months he has been on the road a whopping 3,260.92 miles total.
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