New York X

North Tonawanda lies 15 to 20 miles north of buffalo, depending on what route you take.

 Brauer Park sits outside City Hall and is home to these memorials.

The Vietnam memorial honoring the 11 who were lost sits just in front of the older memorial to those who served in WWII.

These individual markers are placed to honor many from many wars. These are often seen as pavers located on a plaza, so this is a little different.

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I found this interesting. It may be the only such marked to JFK I have ever run across. If you didn't know that he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, you might think he actually rested here.

This part of the state has a number of interesting memorials some of which I have posted previously and a few are yet to come.

Next time, on the 21st, we travel back to North Carolina, so join me there, as usual, at 9:00am.

To see other memorials from New York, or any other state, click the state name on the left side of this page.

Massachusetts VI

Dedicated in 1987, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Clock Tower is an 85 foot high structure of brick and granite with a gold leaf cupola and a working clock. This is unique among the memorials I have seen.

The base of the tower is 16 feet by 16 feet and is dedicated to the memory of Quincy men who died from wounds suffered during the war in Vietnam.

Located on Victory Lane in Marina Bay, the tower has a quote from JFK.

It lists the 48 from the are that were lost. 

This is in a particularly beautiful setting that does great honor to all those remembered here.

Next time, on the 17th, we will make a trip back to Minnesota, so join me there as always at 9:00am.

To see other memorials from Massachusetts, or any other state, click the state name on the left side of this page.

Alabama II

The vets in Alabama feared that anyone who wasn't there would be unable to do this site justice, so they did it themselves. Nearly everything at the site was designed and built by the vets. They also like to remind us that this is a Veterans Memorial, not a "War" memorial.

I think one of the most striking features of the site is the POW/MIA bracelet which stands at the edge of the site. It was designed and constructed by a local vet and is said to have the names of still missing Alabamians etched upon it. I could find no such markings and assume that they have been rubbed off by the thousands and thousands of hands that must have touched it over the years. You can see the bracelet in the first picture in the last posting and a close-up here.

A small plaque tells the story of the now familiar POW flag and another explains the POW/MIA bracelets.

Another interesting feature is the War Dogs memorial and tribute found here. As I have mentioned in previous posts these are becoming more common and I am always glad to see them.

Lastly there is a poem. Written by someone identified only as "A Vet" that expresses what so many must feel.

In the literature posted at the site, there is a quote, from JFK, that bears repeating here, too.

"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by how it honors, the men it remembers"