Lt. Matthew Coutu - Veterans Memorial Park - North Kingstown, RI - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

In North Kingstown, within Veterans Memorial Park, is this individual memorial for Lt. Matthew Coutu.

Veterans Memorial Park is located along Boston Neck Road, about a quarter mile southeast of an arch bridge in the village of Wickford, on the right.

The memorial is along a sidewalk within the park. There is a concrete walkway from the main path to the monument.

The monument is a dark granite slab on a lighter granite pier on a base. The assembly is about two feet high.

The face has the following text:

"In memory of Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu, U.S. Army
who made the ultimate sacrifice for
his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom
6 Nov 1981 - 27 Jun 2005
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count
It's the life in your years Abraham Lincoln"

There are three designs on the face, as well.

On the post is:
"Dirigo ("I Lead")"

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: None. Entrance fees (if it applies): None. Type of memorial: Monument

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