Learn more about Homer Wise:
A soldier during World War II, Homer Lee Wise was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, The Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts and ten other decorations.
One of the most honored soldiers of all time, he made it a quiet point of honor to never mention them to anyone. His own son only found out when he was twelve, from a friend.
In not mentioning-for almost a quarter of a century, that he was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, when doing so would almost certainly have been to his material benefit, he teaches us a lesson worth sharing, and that is exactly what we plan to do by erecting a statue of Homer with a plaque explaining what he did, and why after the war he never mentioned it to anyone, leading the life of an ordinary citizen of Stamford, when of course he was anything but ordinary. Learn more about Homer Wise click here.
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