{"id":1425,"date":"2010-03-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2014-06-15T05:08:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T05:08:32","slug":"my-world-texas-state-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"My World – Texas State Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in Austin, Texas last week for a convention. During breaks I ventured on foot with my GPS receiver and camera into various parts of town to track down geocaches. I eventually wandered into the Texas State Cemetery. I had never heard of it so I had to check it out.<\/p>\n

I walked up on Tom Landry’s grave. Serendipity, I am big Dallas Cowboys fan. I started when he was the head coach.<\/p>\n

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He was a great coach. I know nothing about his personal life but to all accounts he was a very good guy.<\/p>\n

I saw the grave of J. Frank Dobie. Boy, did I love his books as a kid. I love serendipity!!<\/p>\n

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and behind Mr. Dobie is Stephen F. Austin, great hero of the war of Texas Independence.<\/p>\n

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Barbara Jordan, the great Texas congresswoman, is buried there. I didn’t agree with her politics very often but I admired her passion nonetheless.<\/p>\n

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Many politicians are buried there and have listed all the various positions they held. I liked her list the best even though it was the shortest:<\/p>\n

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Texas Rangers are buried there<\/p>\n

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There is a memorial to those killed in the 9\/11 attack.<\/p>\n

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Those are actual girders from the buildings that collapsed in New York City.<\/p>\n

Veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto. “Remember the Alamo!”<\/p>\n

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Civil War Veterans of the Confederacy<\/p>\n

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They have a section reserved for Medal of Honor winners. This is just a few:<\/p>\n

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I randomly googled Mr. James Marion Logan to see what I could find out. He was born in Lulling, Texas and died in Longview, Texas. You can read his story here<\/a> and here<\/a>. If anybody deserved a Medal of Honor, he did.<\/p>\n

The grave to the left is that of Robert Edward Galer. He was a Marine fighter pilot during the Battle of Guadacanal. You can read his story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To the right is buried Joseph Charles Rodriguez. He earned his Medal of Honor in Korea. Here<\/a> is his story.<\/p>\n

There was no better way to spend a couple hours than being among all these people.<\/p>\n

Click on over to That’s My World<\/a> to check scenes from everywhere on this planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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