Monday, October 04, 2021
USCG Memorial Rededication
The Battery
New York, NY
The Coast Guard Memorial sculpture created by Norman Millet Thomas was originally dedicated in 1954. Today, it was rededicated
In a new plaza created in front of the Coast Guard building in lower Manhattan. Among the dignitaries attending were USCG Commandant Karl Schultz; Rear Admiral Thomas G. Allan, Commander, First Coast Guard District; Captain Zeita Merchant, Commander, Coast Guard Sector New York; State Senator Brian Kavanagh; James Hendon, Cmmissioner, NYC Department of Veterans’ Services; NNYC Parks Commissioner Gabrielle Fialkoff; Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Warrie Price, President and Founder, The Battery Conservancy. A reception followed at the historic Fraunces Tavern.
Photos byMary DiBiase Blaich