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NJ Korean War Memorial Committee The Korean Veterans Memorial Committee was established by Governor Christine Todd Whitman and the Legislature on July 22, 1996, to create a "fitting acknowledgment of the valor displayed by our military personnel who served in Korea." The committee is responsible for selecting a site; developing and administering a competition for the design of the memorial; and raising the funds to build it. The committee consists of 15 members: two each from the Senate and Assembly; eight members from recognized veterans groups; one public member; and two ex officio members, the Secretary of State and the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The committee was formed because it was felt that New Jersey veterans of the Korean War "had not received the recognition they deserved and that it was proper that the citizens of the state pay tribute to the sacrifices that were made by the men and women of this state who served in Korea and to commemorate the courage they displayed." THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Major General Paul J. Glazar, The Adjutant General Colonel (Ret) Michael L. Warner, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs THE NEW JERSEY KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE E. Larry St. Laurent, Chairman Deforrest B. Soaries, Secretary of State, Ex Officio Senator Garry J. Furnari, Senate, 36th District Senator Louis Kosco, Senate, 38th District Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Assembly, 5th District Assemblyman Kenneth C LeFevre, Assembly Majority Whip, 2nd District Cris M. Boutilette Edmund Colanzi Brig Gen Frank B. Holman Patrick T. McGahn, Jr. (Deceased) Richard E. Squires Robert Tracey Robert H. Yancey, Sr. LIAISONS TO THE COMMITTEE New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs COL Stephen G Abel (USA, Ret) James L Brey LTC Wayne R Hunt, Sr. New Jersey State Council on the Arts Tom Moran City of Atlantic City Jay T. Fiedler MEMORIAL DESIGN BY J. Tom Carrillo and Thomas Jay Warren PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN BY DHM Design Corporation SCULPTURES BY J. Tom Carrillo with Sarah Maloney: The Memory Group, The Sentry, The Urn and Flame Thomas Jay Warren: The Mourning Soldier, The Wounded Soldier, The Medal of Honor Relief POEM BY Robert Pinsky, Thirty-Ninth Poet Laureate of the United States SPECIAL THANKS TO COL Kathleen A. Morrissey, Former Liaison Diane T. Donahue, Executive Secretary |
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