August 30, 2003
Longport American Legion Post 469 Dedicates this Monument in honor of U.S. Armed Forces, past, present, and future, in recognition of sacrifices made for our Nation by Military Members and Families. We are eternally grateful.
Monument Concept
Earth's predictable path around the Sun allows us to know where the Sun's shadow from a fixed object will fall at the same time each year. Key U.S. Military events are listed on placards below the Monument and identified by date markers on the Monument surface. Sunlight against the brass arcs over the Monument casts a shadow that centers on specific markers at the time & date listed for each event. Visit the Monument just prior to a listed date-time and watch as the Sun's shadow moves to touch the marker for that event in U.S. Military History.
( right plaque )
American Military History
1774 December 24 1:00 PM South Jersey Tea Party, Greenwich
1776 December 26 11:00 AM Washingtn routes the British, Princeton
1783 September 3 Noon U.S. & British sign Revolutionary War peace
1804 August 3 3:00 PM Commandant Richard Somers Explodes Intrepid in Bay of Tripoli
1814 December 24 2:00 PM War of 1812 ends with Ghent Peace Treaty
1861 April 12 10:00
AM Confederates attack Fort Sumter starting Civil War
1865 April 9 3:30 PM Gen Lee surrenders to Grant ending the Civil War
1898 December 10 2:00 PM Treaty of Paris ends Spanish American War
1917 April 4 3:12 PM US House of Reps declares WWI
1917 July 4 Noon Gen. Pershing marches U.S. Troops into Paris
1918 May 28 10:00 AM 28th Inf. Div. conducts first WWI attack
1918 November 11 11:00 AM Carnival of Peace in major European & US Cities. Armistice signed
1941 December 7 9:55 AM Japan attacke Pearl Harbor U.S. enters WWII
1945 May 7 2:41 PM Germany surrenders
1945 August 9 10:15 AM Japan surrenders
1945 August 14 Noon 2 million Americans celebrate VJ day
1950 July 1 10:00 AM First US Forces enter Korea
1953 July 2 2:00 PM Korean Armistice
1964 August 7 3:00 PM Tonkin Gulf Resolution
1973 January 27 1:00 PM VietNam Cease Fire Signed
1991 February 24 3:00 PM Operation Desert Storm Ground Attack Allies prevail in 96 hours
2001 September 11 9:50 AM World Trade Center NYC attacked War on Terror Begins
Honoring those who have, are and will serve.
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