Dedication Day: July 4,
2006
Kent Circle, Gloucester, MA
A Crowd of about 700 attended our ceremony!
If you have any comments to add
to the photographs such as identifying a veteran, please email lillian.linquata@villanova.edu.
Our memorial standing proud.
Committee Member, Alan Ray's
inscription on one of six plaques adorning the base
of the memorial reads: "Gloucester Remembers 1941 - World War II - 1945. The
people of Gloucester proudly dedicate this memorial to our citizens who served
and
sacrificed in that most devastating war. They valiantly faced the perils of
battle to
restore freedom around the globe."
Father Eugene Alves
contemplates by the memorial (L) while
Tony Testaverde and Alan Ray pose (R).
GHS ROTC Cadets help with the guestbook and carnations.
WWII Veterans and some
committee members watch the ceremony.
Keynote Speaker, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Thomas Kelley.
Committee Chairman Michael
Linquata welcomes the crowd.
State Senator Bruce Tarr and Chairman Linquata.
Mayor John Bell speaks to the audience.
State Representative Anthony Verga was Master of Ceremonies at the dedication.
State Senator Bruce Tarr speaking.
Memorial Designer and Vice-Chairman, Roger Armstrong addresses the crowd.
The Rockport Legion Band plays at the ceremony.
Dignitaries are recognized at the ceremony.
City Counselor Gus Foote is among those recognized for serving in WWII.
Reverend Eugene Alves gives the Benediction.
Chairman Mike Linquata and
Mayor John Bell salute the memorial (L) while
memorial designer Roger Armstrong and Reverend Eugene Alves stand (R).
Keynote Speaker, Secretary of
Massachusetts Veterans Affairs, Thomas Kelley
addresses the crowd (R).
Tony Testaverde and his family
pose in front of the memorial.
