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Alfred J. Kennedy Memorial Flagstaff

Alfred J. Kennedy Memorial Flagstaff, 2015, NYC Parks

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Dedicated:	July 23, 1950
Location:	Northern Boulevard and Main Street
Description:	Flagstaff plaque, flagstaff
Materials:	Deer Isle Granite, bronze
Dimensions:	H: 3'9" W: 4' D: 4'
Donor:	A.J. Kennedy Memorial Committee Inc.

Inscription

Side one:
* A TRIBUTE TO * / 1898 1902 / DEDICATED AND ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ HON. ALFRED J. KENNEDY/ COMMANDER IN CHIEF/ UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS/ 1937 1938/ COMPANY F 22ND REG'T N.Y. VOL. INF. / CITIZEN / LEGISLATOR / STATESMAN / SOLDIER/ ANSWERED LAST ROLL CALL JULY 25, 1944 /

Side two:
* THE MEN WHO * / WE HONOR THOSE / WHO DIED FOR / THEIR COUNTRY /

Side three:
* SERVED IN THE * / "REMEMBER THE MAINE" / FREEDOM / PATRIOTISM / HUMANITY /

Side four:
* WAR WITH SPAIN * / HONOR TO WHOM / HONOR IS DUE / DEDICATED JULY 23, 1950 /

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