James Burt Veterans Memorial Park honors those from Lee who died during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, names the veterans of Lee who served in the Persian Gulf War and returned home safely, and is dedicated to all veterans in all wars. It also recognizes Captain James M. Burt of the United States Army, who received the Medal of Honor in the name of Congress under authority of an Act of Congress of March 13, 1863, presented by President Harry S. Truman for heroic actions during World War II, along with the Purple Heart with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the European-African-Mddle-Eastern Theater Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. On October 13, 1944, while commanding Company B, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, on the western outskirts of Wurselen, Germany, during an infantry-tank attack aimed at isolating the German garrison defending Aachen, Burt moved forward on foot under intense fire to position his tanks, then directed the action from his tank despite wounds to his face and neck, held the gains made, and the next day crossed heavy fire to aid a seriously wounded infantry battalion commander. For the next eight days, in rain, misery, and constant shelling, he held the combined forces together by personal example; on October 15 he took his tank three hundred yards into enemy lines to direct artillery fire, made two more reconnaissance trips under deadly fire, continued fighting after two tanks were knocked out, rescued wounded comrades, and helped achieve the victory that closed the Aachen gap.