Contact: Colleen Roche (212) 788-2972or Dwight Williams (212) 788-2958
The monument, the first Gulf War memorial in the City of New York, is a rainbow granite obelisk split in two pieces, on top of a field of black granite. W.C. Maffei, the project's architect, designed the memorial to symbolize lives cut short on the battlefield. For the past three years, the Fraser Civic Association and other area residents have sponsored a variety of events to raise funds for the monument. The community's efforts attracted the attention of the Army Corps of Engineers, Con Edison, McCarthy Pole and Bracci Fence who helped to construct the monument. The monument also honors the memory of:
Staff Sgt. John Blessinger, Air Force | Corp. Ismael Cotto, Jr., U.S. Marines |
Capt. Mario Fajardo, U.S. Army | Capt. Manuel Rivera, Jr. U.S. Marines |
Warrant Officer John Curtain, U.S. Army | Sgt. Pat Ortiz, U.S. Army |
First Sgt. Joseph Murphy, U.S. Army | SP4 (Specialist) Luis Henry Garay, U.S. Army |