Retired armed service men and women and local dignitaries gathered recently at the St. James Town Hall to unveil and dedicate the Veterans Memorial.
The memorial, which sits in front of the Town Hall facing Highway 211, honors those who served in all branches of the military. It was funded through the sale of memorial bricks engraved with the name, dates and branch of service, or any other information residents wanted to include to honor family members who served. The bricks were available to all in the community, regardless of their hometown.
Members of the South Brunswick High School JROTC helped direct guests to their seats at the ceremony, held on Armed Forces Day, mingling with veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as World War II. As they waited for the ceremony to began, family members walked along the sidewalk searching for bricks honoring loved ones and stopping to take photographs.
“When we returned from Vietnam, we didn’t get this kind of support,” remarked mayor Bob Morrow, as he welcomed the veterans and their family members to the event.
“It was beautifully done,” commented Sophie Holbrook as her husband, William, walked slowly down the sidewalk in front of the memorial, reading the engraved bricks. The Holbrooks, who recently moved to St. James, had purchased a brick for William, a World War II veteran, his brother, also a World War II veteran, and their father, a World War I veteran.
“It was very impressive; I liked it very much,” added William. “It’s nice to be remembered.”
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