“KNOWN BUT TO GOD” The four graves in the East Helena Cemetery were marked with a brass star and four small plaques identifying those buried there only as “Unknown Soldier.” But this is now changed – in part because of misguided acts of some vandals. The East Helena VFW Post had a monument made in their honor which now marks the soldiers’ final resting place. The soldiers will no longer be buried in near obscurity, but they will remain a mystery. The star is marked with GAR and they could have fought in the Civil War or in the West’s Indian wars. The cemetery’s records do not go past beyond the 1920’s. So on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 1996 a very impressive “Unknown Soldier Dedication” was held to honor these veterans.”

OLD EAST HELENA CEMETERY
Recently the Daughter’s of the American Revolution enabled the East Helena Cemetery to create a “Never Forget Garden” alongside the long existing grave of our four unknown soldiers. The small plaque is an exact replica of the one in Washington D.C.

This photograph was taken on July 5, 2021 from the backside of the gravesite of the four unknown soldiers.
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