BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATION
ANNUAL WREATH LAYING CEREMONY
60th Anniversary • East Coast Memorial
80th Anniversary • Victory in the Battle of the Atlantic
100th Anniversary • American Battle Monuments Commission
The United War Veterans Council invites you join us in remembering the U.S. and Allied service members who won the Battle of the Atlantic and made possible the liberation of Europe during World War II.
Tuesday, May 23
5:30 – 6:45pm
East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, Lower Manhattan (Map)
FEATURING:
- Senior U.S. and Allied military speakers
- Representatives of the American Battle Monuments Commission
- Military representatives of U.S. and Allied nations (Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Poland)
- U.S. and international veterans, military, families and supporters
- JROTC (High School) student cadets
- Historical spotlight: Event plans include an offshore salute from the brand-new USCGS WARREN DEYAMPERT, named for a heroic African-American seaman whose name is etched on the Memorial Wall.
JOIN US IN HONORING THOSE WHO MADE
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE WATERS
OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN