B4 1950!!!

When the community of Queens Village was first developed no body knew that it would become a community where so many World War I and World War II veterans would settle down to start families. This, once called Brushville, community in Queens became a well known place for soldiers of war to live in because it was a newly developed city for the middle class to live in. The veterans of war even began to hold meetings specifically to talk about their experiences at war and better ways to help the community. In reminder and dedication to all the men and women who served their country in war a Memorial was built and encrypted onto the monument are their names. The monument still stands today located in the Queens Village Veterans Plaza located on the corner of Springfield Blvd. and Jamaica Ave.
This gray, dull colored monument was first built in 1932 to act as a dedication at first to the men and women who died in World War I but later changed to dedicate all the soldiers who died in the America’s Wars. It stands around 10 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide, and 2 ft. thick. On the top of monument reads, “THESE MEN DIED TO KEEP YOU LIVING WITHOUT FEAR”, to honor the ones who sacrificed their lives in order for us to be here today. The names of hundreds of soldiers killed in action are from the Korean War, Vietnam War, World War I, and World War II. Although many years of weathering, this great and strong monument still remains as strong as those valiant men who fought for their country and a better future for their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren and so on. Still many residents of Queens Village take this monument for granted by just passing by not knowing it’s significance. Even I do it sometimes, but now knowing why this concrete wall was put there, in the middle of a park, I will acknowledge it look a it differently.