Saturday, Nov. 10 Unveiling of Mark Ryan Monument; Sunday, Nov. 11 Veteran Day Services
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Gloucester City will unveil its new Veterans Memorial Saturday, November 10, at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Broadway and Monmouth Street.
It will honor all the fallen vets from Gloucester City, including U.S. Marine Corporal Marc T. Ryan.
"All Gloucester City residents, friends and family are invited," said members of the Ryan family and of the Cpl. Marc T. Ryan Memorial Committee.
The new memorial, honoring all Gloucester City veterans, will be unveiled to the public with a ceremony and guest speakers promptly at 10 a.m.
The Memorial Committee and the Ryan family thank everyone in advance of the unveiling for their support and their generous donations to the Corporal Marc T. Ryan Memorial Statue Fund.
"Without your support this beautiful tribute would not be possible. Please come out and support our living veterans and fallen servicemen and women of Gloucester City and our nation in observance of Veteran's Day," they said.
"All those who knew and loved Marc know he would not want this tribute to be just about him. He fought side by side with his fellow marines and soldiers, therefore, he would want to be honored next to them."
All citizens of Gloucester City and the surrounding area are encouraged to attend the tribute honoring all veterans, they added.
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Note: The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will conduct Veteran Day Services on Sunday, November 11 at 11 AM at the War Monument.
The names of 65 men and women from Gloucester City dating back to World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are listed on the monument. For more information about these individuals go to this
Gloucester City NJ War Memorial