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For those unable to join us for the Kearsarge Memorial rededication last Tuesday, check out this great recap from Kevin Allen of @MassDCR youtube.com/watch?v=H3ZmPChG…
We are proud to announce that the 118th Chief Marshall is Coleman Nee, CEO of Triangle, Inc., a not for profit focused on improving the lives of persons with disabilities. Read more here: southbostonparade.org/chief-…
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@SBAWVC Sad to report the passing of Elizabeth "Betty" Walker, 1981 Chief Marshall and first woman to hold title, at 97 on July 6. Always in our hearts and forever her home town Southie.
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And thanks to the efforts of @Falvitus and The So Boston Allied Vets Council, the Kearsarge memorial is now looking better than ever. Check out the story here: caughtinsouthie.com/features…
On this day in 1864, the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama is sunk by the warship USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France.
Read a full account of the battle here: militaryhistorynow.com/2021/…
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The Battle of Cherbourg was fought #OTD in 1864, a naval engagement between the USS Kearsarge and the confederate raider Alabama. The Kearsarge had been tracking the Alabama for two years, and finally caught up with her as she was receiving repairs in the French port. #CivilWar
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Join DCR’s Kevin Allen as he shows off the newly restored Kearsarge Memorial at Marine Park in South Boston! This renovation comes via a partnership between DCR, the South Boston Allied War Veteran’s Council, & the City of Boston’s Community Preservation Committee.
Nice article on the Kearsarge Rededication by South Boston Online’s Rick Winterson. issuu.com/southbostononline/…
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We were proud to help out at yesterday’s Kearsarge Memorial rededication, providing chairs, helping with set up, & providing water on a hot day. And we’re thrilled to have a refurbished memorial to honor the service of US naval veterans.
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Amazing re-dedication of the Kearsarge Memorial in South Boston today. The anchor was dedicated in 1930 to Navy veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, and WWI. After a major restoration, it's re-dedicated to all Navy veterans.
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As the Chair of Veterans & Military Families & the daughter & niece of @USNavy veterans, I was honored to speak at the re-dedication of the Kearsarge Memorial at Marine Park. The “Anchor” is dedicated to all Navy veterans.
#navy #veterna #flagday #actionnotjustwords #bospoli – at Boston, MA
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Honored to join local, state and federal leaders today to rededicate the Kearsarge Memorial at Marine Park to those members of the U.S. Navy who currently serve, have served and have been laid to rest.
The U.S.S. Kearsarge’s history is one to be remembered and celebrated.
Thank you for your support!
It is an absolutely stunning day for the rededication of the USS Kearsarge Memorial! Join us in South Boston to see this beautiful refreshed monument honoring Naval Veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish War, and WWI. While you're there, treat yourself to free @MonstahTruck
ALT A crowd gathers for the rededication of the USS Kearsarge Memorial in South Boston. On the left is the Memorial, a bronze anchor, and on the right is a large flag being displayed vertically.
ALT A close shot of the refreshed USS Kearsarge Memorial.
ALT Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks at a podium at the dedication of the USS Kearsarge Memorial in South Boston.
ALT The Cookie Monstah Truck shaded by trees in a park in South Boston.
In addition to the new federal holiday of Juneteenth, June 19 is the date in 1864 in which USS Kearsarge famously sunk CSS Alabama off the coast of France in the Civil War. We’ll be rededicating the Kearsarge Memorial tomorrow just shy of 158th anniversary of this famous event.
There’s a strong connection between the Kearsarge Memorial & people of South Boston. Next Tuesday there will be a new chapter to that relationship with the memorial rededication at 1130.
Programming note: the time for next Tuesday’s rededication has changed from noon to 11:30AM. Hope to see you all there!
Great to see this great memorial refurbished & rededicated. The restoration was done by Skylight Studios, who is also behind the USS Kearsarge Memorial refurbishment
The memorial honors the all-Black civil war soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th and Col Robert Gould Shaw. It underwent a 3-million dollar renovation #wcvb
