Lieutenant Colonel William R. Higgins Memorial
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Higgins Memorial was designed by Robert G. Keller in 1990. This memorial is a stone and made of granite brick and limestone. William Richard Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 6, 1990) was born in Danville, Kentucky. He graduated from Miami University and earned a Bachelor's degree. William R. Higgins was a student who had the scholarship in the ROTC (Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps). He also received the Marine Corps Association Award and was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1967. Later, he obtained Master's degrees from Pepperdine University and Auburn University. His contributions are remarkable for his life. For example, Colonel William R. Higgins served as the Officer-in-Charge of the Officer Selection Team in Louisville, Kentucky in 1970. After that, he returned to Vietnam in 1972 and served as a rifle company commander with B Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in 1973. After he graduated from the National War College in 1985, he returned to the Pentagon as the Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. In July 1987, he was transferred to his United Nations assignment. In 1988, Colonel Higgins was tortured by pro-Iranian terrorists on a UN-sanctioned peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. He was promoted to Colonel on March 1, 1989. However, he was in captivity during that period. This memorial commemorated Colonel William R. Higgins and those soldiers who died on this mission in Lebanon.