The Greatest Generation

WWII Memorial, Lincoln Park, MI

This morning I was out and about Downriver, and caught site of a spot that I had passed by thousands of times before, but had never really stopped to take a close look at. 

Erected in 1949, the granite memorial, flanked on both sides by American Flags, pays tribute to the brave men of Lincoln Park, that gave their lives in the second world war, that others may be free.  Additional plaques were later added, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars, along with a newer addition to the left, with boots, a rifle and helmet that pay tribute to those that served in the more recent Middle Eastern conflicts.