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Montebello Veterans Memorial
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IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
AND WOMEN WHO SERVED THIS NATION IN THE ARMED FORCES. THE CITIZENS OF MONTEBELLO DEDICATE THIS TRIBUTE MONTEBELLO VETERANS MEMORIAL MAY 30TH 1968 |
| Nothing is dearer than life, but nothing is more precious than to live it in freedom | ||||
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Pvt. United States Army Jack O. Kraushaar World War II |
Captain Airforce Arthur Jack Johnson Korea |
Lance Corporal U.S.M.C. Reginald J. Rodriguez Vietnam |
Lieutenant U.S. Navy Donald Hester Vietnam |
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Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corp Grant Rea World War II |
Warrant Officer U.S. Army Gary Leroy Wesselman Vietnam |
Corporal U.S. Army Stephen W. De Aro Vietnam |
Corporal U.S.M.C. William Parisi Vietnam |
Major U.S. Marine Corp William David Moreland Vietnam |
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Corporal U.S. Marine Corp Robert Allen Agar Korea |
PFC U.S. Army Joe Frank Gayosso Vietnam |
Sgt. U.S. Marine Corp Salvador Bazulto Vietnam |
Spec 4 U.S. Army Ralph Norris Lee Vietnam |
Sergeant U.S. Army James S. Kell Vietnam |
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2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army Daniel Gilbert Melendrez Korea |
Sgt. U.S. Army Tommy Roy Thomas Vietnam |
Captain U.S. Army Alphonso Roque Castro Vietnam |
Warrant Officer U.S. Army Thomas L. Dives Vietnam |
U.S. Army Wesley Nelson Moulton World War I |
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| The Montebello Veterans Memorial is located on the north side of Montebello Park on Whittier Blvd between Park Ave and Taylor Ave. See map. |
Montebello Constitution Bicentenial Monument
| Located next to the Veterans Memorial is the Constitution Bicentenial Monument. It was dedicated to the people of the City of Montebello on October 10, 1987. |
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Each side has two panels. One side contains a panel with the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution
and a listing of its Articles, and another panel outlines the Bill of Rights.
On the other side there is a panel with a list of major donors and Commision members, and another that contains text below: |
| THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE |
| POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS |
| WHICH PROTECT THE DIGNITY AND |
| FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL |
| Right to worship God in one's own way |
| Right to free speech and press |
| Right to peaceably assemble |
| Right to petition for redress of grievances |
| Right to privacy in our homes |
| Right to habias corpus - no excessive bail |
| Right to trial by jury - innocent until proven guilty |
| Right to move about freely at home and abroad |
| Right to own private property |
| Right to free elections and personal secret ballot |
| Right to work in callings and localities of our choice |
| Right to bargain with our employers and employees |
| Right to go into business for goods and services in a free market |
| Right to contract about our affairs |
| Right to the service of government as a protector and referee |
| Right to freedom from arbitrary government regulation and control |
| CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT |
| DESIGNED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE |
| FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF IN GOD |
| TO PERSONALLY UNDERSTAND AND MAINTAIN THE |
| AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, TO HONOR IT BY HIS OWN |
| EXEMPLARY CONDUCT, AND TO PASS IT ON INTACT TO |
| SUCEEDING GENERATIONS IS THE RESPOSIBILITY |
| OF EVERY TRUE AMERICAN. |
| Items of Interest... |
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| Related Links |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Washington D.C. |
| The Virtual Wall |
| National WW II Memorial |
| The Heritage Foundation |
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