{"id":16598,"date":"2015-05-25T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T13:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=16598"},"modified":"2019-05-26T18:03:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T23:03:47","slug":"since-1946-baylors-memorial-lampposts-have-honored-those-who-served-our-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2015\/05\/since-1946-baylors-memorial-lampposts-have-honored-those-who-served-our-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Since 1946, Baylor\u2019s memorial lampposts have honored those who served our country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16602\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/lamppost-may15.jpg\" alt=\"Baylor memorial lamppost\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/lamppost-may15.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/lamppost-may15-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>As simple tributes to those who have gone before us, they are easy to miss or take for granted. But the 140-plus red granite lampposts scattered across Baylor&#8217;s campus are more than just utilitarian lighting &#8212; they are <a href=\"http:\/\/baylorlariat.com\/2011\/01\/28\/constantly-lighting-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">memorials to those who have served our country<\/a>, including many who gave their lives in action.<\/p>\n<p>The first such lampposts were dedicated in 1946 during a ceremony at Waco Hall, just a year after the conclusion of World War II. More than 4,000 Baylor men and women served during WWII, and 125 of them lost their lives doing so. Baylor psychology professor Anna Martin suggested honoring the fallen with lamps.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 70 years, other names have been added on lampposts around campus to memorialize those who have served the United States through military, government or other notable public service. People who served in such a manner are recognized with a rectangle-shaped plaque; those were killed in action are honored with a plaque in the shape of a military shield.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about the individuals\u00a0honored on these\u00a0lampposts, check out\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2012\/12\/15-year-effort-to-tell-stories-behind-baylors-memorial-lampposts-culminates-in-alums-new-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soldiers of the Wooden Cross: Military Memorials of Baylor University<\/a><\/em>. A\u00a015-year labor of love compiled by\u00a0Frank Jasek, BBA &#8217;73, the book\u00a0features\u00a0320 pages of\u00a0family photos, hand-written letters and old newspaper articles that tell the story of\u00a0each of the Baylor veterans honored across campus.\u00a0Proceeds from the book benefit student scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, veterans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As simple tributes to those who have gone before us, they are easy to miss or take for granted. But the 140-plus red granite lampposts scattered across Baylor&#8217;s campus are more than just utilitarian lighting &#8212; they are memorials to those who have served our country, including many who gave their lives in action. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,20,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-history","category-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}