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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Harrington;color:blue">Soldiers�
and Sailors� Memorial Association</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Harrington;color:blue">2444
Broadway � Box 122</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Harrington;color:blue">New
York, NY 10024 </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:blue">[email protected]</span></i></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Harrington;color:blue">Dedicated
to the Preservation of the Soldiers� and Sailors� Monument and to all
those who serve our country.</span></b></p>
<p ><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Harrington;
color:blue"> </span></p>
<p ><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">For immediate release<br>
Contact: Patt Dale
(212) 877-5715</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:green"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" ><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">MEMORIAL
DAY (MAY 29) SPECIAL COMMEMORATION TO BE HELD AT THE SOLDIERS� & SAILORS�
MONUMENT (89<sup>th</sup> ST. & RIVERSIDE DRIVE) BEGINNING AT 10:30 am,
FOLLOWED BY �A WALK OF REMEMBRANCE� TO A CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AT GRANT�S
TOMB (122<sup>ND</sup> ST. & RIVERSIDE DRIVE)</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:-9.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April
28, New York City. </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">There will
be a special Memorial Day Commemoration <u>at the Soldiers� & Sailors�
Monument in Riverside Park at 89<sup>th</sup> St. on Monday, May 29<sup>th</sup>
beginning at 10:30 AM</u> to honor New Yorkers who fought in the Civil War as
well as all who have served in wars up to the present. <b>Manhattan Borough
President Scott Stringer, NYC Council Member Gale<sup> </sup>Brewer and</b> <b>General
Nathaniel James of the legendary 369<sup>th</sup> Regiment</b> are among the
dignitaries who will speak. A Marine Corps Color Guard will participate as
many veterans� organizations lay wreaths at the bronze portal of the
Monument. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:-9.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">In
conjunction with Fleet Week, several dozen US Navy and Marine Corps personnel
will be in attendance.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:-31.5pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Participating
organizations include: American Legion, Catholic War Veterans, Daughters of
the American Revolution, Grant Monument Association, Jewish War Veterans,
Korean War Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Montford Point
Marines, New York Caledonian Club,
The Old Guard, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Seventh Regiment
Veterans� Association, 65<sup>th</sup> Honor Task Force, 369<sup>th</sup>
Veterans Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Junior R.O.T.C. units from
local high schools as well as various community organizations.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:-9.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Following
the service at the Monument, there will be a �Walk of Remembrance� led by
National Park Service reenactors of the Civil War, accompanied by a bag-piper,
along Riverside Park to Grant�s Tomb at 122<sup>nd</sup> St. At Grant�s
Tomb there will be a Civil War encampment and a reenactment of the life of a
Union Soldier, including musket demonstrations.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:-9.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dr.
George Chall</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> is Chairman of the
Soldiers� and Sailors� Memorial Association, which is dedicated to the
preservation of the monument, and to honoring those who have served our
country. A World War II veteran, he served as a medic with Patton�s 3<sup>rd</sup>
Army. �Memorial Day commemorations at the monument,� Chall
noted, �began in 1902, when Union Veterans of the Civil War paraded along
Riverside Park from the Monument to Grant�s Tomb. Four years ago we
renewed the annual tribute at the Monument and this year we are joining with
our �sister memorial�, The General Grant National Memorial, to retrace the
historic steps of the Grand Army of the Republic.�</span></p>
<p ><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Designated,
a New York City Landmark, the Soldiers� and Sailors� Monument is dedicated
to those New Yorkers who served in the Civil War. Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt laid the cornerstone</span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt">in
1900 and the Monument was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1902. Nearly 100
feet high, the stately marble and granite structure was designed by Charles
and Arthur Stoughton in the shape of an Athenian round temple<i> </i>supported
by twelve Corinthian columns. It is a distinctive feature of
the skyline on the West Side of Manhattan. <u>The New York City Department of
Parks & Recreation maintains the Monument</u></span></p>
<p ><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dedicated
in 1897, Grant�s Tomb (The General Grant National Memorial) is the second
largest mausoleum in the world. It is the final resting place of Ulysses
S. Grant, principal author of the Union victory in the Civil War and 18<sup>th</sup>
President of the United States. Also buried in the granite and marble monument
is his wife, Julia Dent Grant. The National Park Service has administered the
Memorial since 1959. </span></p>
<p ><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Convenient
transportation from 89<sup>th</sup> Street to 122<sup>nd</sup> Street on
Riverside Drive is available via the No. 5 MTA bus. <u>All events are
free.</u> For further information, the public can call 311 or go to the
website: <i><u>www.nyc.gov/parks</u></i> </span></p>
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<p ><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Press
Coverage during this Memorial Day commemoration is invited. Please contact Patt
Dale at 212-877-5715 for details about parking, etc. Press Badges will be
required.</span></b></p>
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