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"On June
21st, the 307th Infantry Veterans Society and their President, Col
(Ret) Ed Logan, and the 77th Infantry Division Reserve Officers
Association, with their President, Col (Ret) Lou Sudholz, hosted a
ceremony at the Grove, commemorating the 233rd anniversary of the
founding of the U.S. Army, and the presentation of 307th and 308th
Infantry Regiment memorial plaques to the French government for
placement in the American Museum in France.
Representing the French government, Madame Chantal
Chauvin, Deputy Consul General of the French Consulate in New York,
accepted the plaques and uttered the words" We Shall Never Forget
You," over and over again.
As part of the service, a wreath was placed to
honor all the soldiers of the 307th Infantry Regiment who were
killed in combat. These numbered 587 in WWI and 705 in WWII.
Countless others who died as a result of their wounds or medical
problems incurred during their service with the 307th are not
included in these totals.
The Memorial Grove was dedicated on May 1, 1921, by Mayor James
Walker to the WWI veterans of the 307th Infantry Regiment to
memorialize their comrades who perished in France. In later years,
WWI and WWII veterans of the 307th joined forces to honor their
combat dead of the two wars.
The 77th Infantry Division Reserve Officers Association assisted in
the administrative support for this endeavor, and were superbly
supported by the 77th Regional Readiness Command, the 319th Statue
of Liberty band, CH (Col) Glyger Beach, Ms. Pam Phillips, soloist,
and the 77th RSC Commander, MG William Terpeluk." Other participants
included the 77th RSC Color Guard, and MG (Ret) George Barker."
From left to right, LTC (Ret) John Peterkin, Col (Ret)
Larry Bellman, Col (Ret) Bob Braverman |
