Memorial Day

Today is the official date of Memorial Day in the United States. Originally, a day to remember the fallen soldiers of the US Civil War, after WWI it was expanded to remember all the fallen US military in all conflicts.

Lest we forget.

Spanish-American War memorial

We have small memorials scattered throughout the city. I might probably say hidden, because they are often difficult to find, or they're in a place where it's inconvenient to stop the car for a look.

This is located in Central Park, on the hill that comes down from Central Park school to the Rose Garden. He overlooks Iroquois Lake, high enough on the hill that few people walk up there when they go on the path round the lake. He's tucked into the trees - it isn't easy to get a photo!

Researching this, I came across an interesting web site that has many historical markers catalogued: http://www.hmdb.org