The Springfield cemetery containing the grave of President Lincoln now has a monument to Purple Heart recipients.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
That quote, from Shakespeare's Henry V. is inscribed on the new granite monument.
It's also etched with a drawing of the medal -- a heart, emblazoned with a profile of George Washington, that hangs from a purple ribbon.
The Purple Heart is the military's oldest award, given to troops killed or wounded in combat.
Private fundraising led by Hayes-Krell Memorial Chapter 159 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart began in 2012.
The completed work now stands in Oak Ridge Cemetery, near monuments honoring those who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
