Okay. The Mayor's Office did put out a press release reminding residents that Monday is Memorial Day. The release also told readers to click onto a Los Angeles Times link about the "14 men" from Long Beach who died in service after 9/11.But what the Mayor failed to remind folks is that right here in Long Beach we have two important military memorials which you can visit.
The first is the Rosie the Riveter Park at Conant Street and Clark Avenue. Not only does it contain wonderful information on the contributions of the women who worked on the home front making the planes at Douglas Aircraft that helped win the war, but it also features a military memorial wall and flags representing all the military services and POWs. The memorial is aptly inscribed: "All Gave Some. Some Gave All."
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And while the Mayor's Office mentions 14 Long Beach men who died in military service after 9/11, there are actually 15. I know because I made certain that each of them have a memorial banner hanging on the light poles in Rosie the Riveter Park as part of the Long Beach Hometown Heroes Project I started in 2011.The men not only are remembered with a banner but you can listen via cellphone as you walk the park to a narration about their lives.
These men and their lives can be viewed at: www.lbhometownheroes.com.
Down at City Hall we also "remembered" the families who bear the continued sacrifice of their loss. We installed a Gold Star and a Blue Star flag outside of City Hall, making Long Beach the first city to do so.
Take a moment this weekend to stop by Rosie the Riveter Park or City Hall and reflect about these brave men and women.
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