Belchertown Common Middle East Wars Memorial - Belchertown, MA
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N 42° 16.700 W 072° 24.093
18T E 714264 N 4683949
A memorial to the Belchertown veterans who served in the Middle East (Persian Gulf) Wars.
Waymark Code: WMCQ9D
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2011
Views: 4
On the center of the town common in Belchertown a Middle East Wars memorial has been erected to honor those who served in the Persian Gulf Wars. Mounted on a cubic black polished granite base is a statue of a pair of boots, an automatic weapon rests, barrel down, between the boots while a helmet sits on top of the stock.
Behind the statue are three black polished granite blocks. The left and right block contains the names of those who served while the center block contains the dedication. The statue and the inscription blocks are set in a area planted with flowers.
Text of Plaque:
Center Block:
Belchertown
Honors Our Veterans
Who Served In The
Middle East Wars
Left Block:
Phillip Leab
Daniel Bellerose
Matthew Alberti
Kevin Bowen
Stephen Gallant
Ronald Ryczek
Patrick Loftus
Vincent Engel
Bernard Schliemann
Matther Blais
Thomas Bowen
Kenneth Riley
John Riley
Gerald Grasso
Timothy Niejadlik
Ronald Beaulieu
Right Block:
Shannon Kobus
Peter White
Michael Papirio
Patrick McMorrow
Kenneth Iwasinski
George Jackson
Gary Smith
Date of dedication: November 11, 2008
Placed by: Town of Belchertown
Type of Memorial: Gulf War Specific
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