Colonel David Marcus Playground

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Colonel David Marcus Memorial Playground Plaque

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Location: Ocean Pkwy., Avenue P, East 3rd Street
Description: Plaque on plinth
Materials: Bronze, granite
Dimensions: H: 10" W: 1'3"
Cast: 1948
Dedicated: 1948
Donor: Colonel David Marcus Memorial Committee
Inscription: COLONEL DAVID MARCUS PLAYGROUND /---/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / COLONEL DAVID MARCUS - AMERICAN / SOLDIER - LAWYER - NEW YORK CITY / OFFICIAL - KILLED JUNE 10, 1948 WHILE / LEADING ISRAELI FORCES NEAR / JERUSALEM. LIBERTY AND EQUALITY / FOR ALL MEN WERE MORE PRECIOUS / TO HIM THAN HIS LIFE. /

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