The top photo is the new World War II Memorial that was rebuilt in 2011. The lower photo is the old memorial that was built in 1944. The memorial is located at the head of the lake in Wakefield, MA. Found on the memorial are 72 Wakefield citizens that lost their lives fighting in WWII. There are other bronze tablets that have 2,469 other people who served the country in WWII. Not only is just the memorial found here but also, the bricks that are found along the pathway called the Walk of Remembrance has 520 bricks with the name, rank, and branch who served in the military. I find this memorial very important to the town and I was glad it was rebuilt into a very attractive monument. The memorial is a great thing to take a look at next time you are around the Wakefield common.
http://www.wakefield.ma.us/Public_Documents/WakefieldMA_Veterans/project.html
I remember when that memorial wasn't looking to good. Im glad they fixed it all up, I was living in Wakefield for a long time and there is a lot of interesting things there from this era.
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