Nine Men of Praha Monument
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| 30°15′57.9″N 97°43′33.5″W / 30.266083°N 97.725972°W | |
| Location | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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The Nine Men of Praha Monument, or Praha Monument,[1] is a pink granite memorial installed in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.[2] It was dedicated by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on November 11 (Veterans Day), 2002, to commemorate nine soldiers from Praha who died during World War II.[1][2]
Texas Monthly has called the monument the "most haunting" of those installed at the cemetery. In 2008, the magazine's Gary Cartwright wrote: "The cemetery staff recalled vividly the day in 2002 that the stone was dedicated, how nearly the entire township arrived on two chartered buses."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Historic Walking Tour: Texas State Cemetery" (PDF). Texas State Cemetery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ a b "Monuments". Texas State Cemetery. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Cartwright, Gary (2013-01-20). "Remains of the Day". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
External links
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- The Nine Men of Praha at the Historical Marker Database
- The Nine Men of Praha -- Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX at Waymarking
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