THE PRINT EDITION
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
Let’s Add Two Memorials: for World War I; the Spanish American War American War and World War I. The anchor at the south border of Marine Park on Day Boulevard is reportedly from one of the U.S. Navy’s ships named USS Kearsage. Whether this is the specific USS Kearsage that served in the Spanish American War is open to question. It’s not
labelled. However, verifying the anchor’s provenance and then proceeding from there could result in a permanent outdoor memorial suitable for that conf lict. World War I is memorialized inside Excel High School, along a corridor that passes by Continued on Page 2
The anchor on Day Boulevard at the south end of Marine Park.
S
outh Boston has always been an urban neighborhood t hat unfailingly honors its veterans, especially those who lost their lives in combat. We don’t forget - from the emphasis placed upon honoring veterans in the biggest single South Boston event of each year – our Annual (and immense) Parade
on or about March 17 – to the attention paid to Evacuation Day ceremonies – colonial America’s first victory over the British Army. But there are gaps in our remembrances. We do not have formal memorials for two of the conf licts in which the United States and men form South Boston took part: the Spanish
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