REST IN PEACE—A Medal of Honor Memorial is dedicated Oct. 17 at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne. Blessing the memorial was Msgr. Dennis Keane, executive director of Calvary and Allied Cemeteries, and Father John Fraser, pastor of Holy Rosary parish, Hawthorne. The memorial honors U.S. Army Sgt. Richard O’Neill, who was wounded in World War I, and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Murray, who was killed in action in Vietnam. Flags were raised by members of the U.S. Army Recruitment Battalion.
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE—The American flag and a Medal of Honor flag are raised by members of the U.S. Army Recruitment Battalion during the dedication of the Medal of Honor Memorial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne on Oct. 17. See Page 14 for additional photographs of the memorial that honors U.S. Army Sgt. Richard O’Neill, who was wounded in World War I, and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Murray, who was killed in action in Vietnam. All Saints Day is Nov. 1. All Souls Day is Nov. 2.
