Honoring Fallen Soldiers at a Newly Refurbished Spot
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Members of the Junior R.O.T.C and the Marine color guard honored fallen soldiers yesterday at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on the Upper West Side during a Memorial Day commemoration. The monument’s plaza was reconstructed with $710,000 secured by Council Member Gale Brewer and $378,000 allocated by Mayor Bloomberg. Renovations include new benches, enlarged planting beds, new bluestone curbing, new lighting, chess tables, and an ADA-accessible drinking fountain. Historic 1865 U.S. Army cannons were also restored. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association is lobbying Albany and the federal government to secure funding for renovations to the actual monument.
