Vietnam Veterans' War Memorial, Worrall Street, Woonsocket, RI, USA
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This Vietnam War Memorial in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is made from polished black granite. It is located on the north side of Worrall Street, southeast of the Post Office and west of the Police station.
Waymark Code: WMZY6H
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2019
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This Vietnam War Memorial in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is made from polished black granite. It is located on the north side of Worrall Street, southeast of the Post Office and west of the Police station.
The monument takes the form of a semi-circle made from four monoliths of black granite that is highly polished. As a unit, the curved wall faces south, with the shortest piece to the west. Each segment is uniformly about one foot thick. Each varies in height, forming a continuously rising ramp from left to right as viewed from the front.
The most western - or first - component is engraved:
DONATED BY
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF
WOONSOCKET WHOSE FUNDRAISING
EFFORTS SUPPORTED BY TEACHERS,
ADMINISTRATORS, CITY OFFICIALS, VETERANS,
ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, CITIZENS AND
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES HAVE MADE
THIS MEMORIAL POSSIBLE.
BER-AIR GARDENS, INC, R.A. BERGESSON & SON, INC.,
B.T. EQUIPMENT COMPANY, CAYER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
CREST ELECTRIC CO. INC, MARQUETTE CREDIT UNION,
McDONALD’S OF WOONSOCKET, MENARD & CO.,
NEW ENGLAND STONE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
PAWTUCKET READY MIXED CONCRETE, INC.,
ROTARY CLUB, THE CALL.
The second panel is engraved:
DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 1984
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ALPHONSE F. AUCLAIR, GASTON A. AYOTTE JR., ARTHUR J. BELAIR,
TIMOTHY P. CONNORS, RICHARD A. DiPARDO, JEFFREY R. FONTAINE,
ROBERT D. HEBERT, THOMAS P. MANIGAN, LORRAINE C. McGEE,
ROBERT A. MENARD II, EVERETT L. ST. GEORGE
JOHN R. DIONNE, CHAIRMAN
MICHAEL BLIER & JOHN C. O’HEARNE, ARCHITECTS
MENARD & CO., GENERAL CONTRACTORS
The third portion is engraved:
VIETNAM VETERANS’ WAR MEMORIAL
DEDICATED IN ETERNAL MEMORY TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM, AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE
17 MEN FROM WOONSOCKET WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
FOR OUR NATION AND CITY.
IN MAY OF 1984, DURING THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
THE STUDENTS FROM THE ELEMENTARY AND JR. HIGH SCHOOLS
OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET AND CATHOLIC REGIONAL
SCHOOL SYSTEMS UNITED TO RAISE FUNDS
IN A PROJECT ENTITLED “WE REMEMBER”
TO PAY TRIBUTE AND ASSURE AN EVERLASTING MEMORIAL
TO THOSE WHO SERVED WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR
IN AMERICA’S LONGEST AND MOST UNPOPULAR WAR.
The fourth and final element is a cenotaph with the names of 17 Woonsocket service members who died during the Vietnam War:
SGT. RICHARD M. BEAUREGARD, USA
PFC. RONALD J. BRISSETTE, USA
2ND LT. DENNIS E. BURKE, USA
PFC. LUCIEN G. CARPENTIER, USA
CPL. RENE R. COUTU, USMC
A1/C. ALAN D. CURTIS, USAF
CPL. RICHARD E. DUCHARME, USMC
PFC. PAUL L. DURAND, USMC
SGT. ROBERT J. FRISK, USA
CPL. CRAIG B. HOLT, USMC
S. SGT. HENRY R. LAMBERT, USA
SP/4 RICHARD L. LANCTOT, USA
SP/4 ROBERT W. LAUZON, USA
CPL. GERALD H. LAVOIE, USMC
SP/4 ROBERT N. LEBRUN, USA
S. SGT. JAMES M. RAY, USA
SP/5 ANTHONY SILBA or SILVA (ambiguous engraving correction), USA
Date Placed: 11/11/1984
Placed by:: Not listed
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