As I work to figure out my tech problems, here’s an appropriate post for today.
Fleet Week is part of the official marking of Memorial Day in the six boros of NYC each year. Maybe someone can tell me how long ago this tradition began.
DDG-55 Stout receives greeting from Fort Hamilton
This is the day set aside to honor those who died in America’s wars, but the listing earlier in this sentence does not list all of the skirmishes that resulted in the death of American military personnel. Take the Battle of the Pearl River forts aka Battle of the Barrier Forts. Know the details? I’ll tell you about it in a minute, but I stumbled upon this neglected, overgrown monument in NYC about five years ago. The public couldn’t see it because it’s fenced off.
Barrier Forts Monument
As it turns out, the stonecutters misspelled two names here, and two others listed here as killed were not.
The Barrier Forts Monument is located…
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May 31, 2021 at 5:47 pm
ws
US Naval vessels have visited New York City in a celebratory manner dating back to the aftermath of the Spanish–American War in 1898, when Commodore George Dewey was celebrated as the hero of the battle of Manila Bay. However, the first official Fleet Week began in New York City in 1982. Fleet Week in New York City is generally timed to coincide with the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Week#New_York_City
June 1, 2021 at 10:20 am
tugster
Thx for the info, ws . . .