Heroes of the War on Terror - Granby, CT
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 57.184 W 072° 47.339
18T E 683250 N 4646929
A monument honoring heroes of the War on Terror is located on Routes 10/202 and 20 - Salmon Brook Street and East Granby Road, Granby, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWBQJ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2017
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A granite monument honoring the heroes of the war on terror has a bronze plaque honoring North Granby resident Army Spc. Richard C. Emmons III who was killed in Afghanistan. The granite monument is inscribed:
HONORING HEROES OF THE
WAR ON TERROR
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SHANNON-SHATTUCK POST 182
AMERICAN LEGION
The plaque is inscribed:
RICHARD C. EMMONS III
SPEC. US ARMY
MAY 31, 2011
{emblem of the American Legion}
The reverse of the monument contains the bronze emblem of the American Legion.
Spc. Richard C. Emmons III was a signal support systems specialist assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La. He died on May 31, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds received when his unit was hit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was 22 years old and survived by his mother and stepfather.