Marine Major Eugene McCarthy
Introduction
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The monument to Desert Storm veteran Major Eugene McCarthy (USMC) is marked with a broken stone in a bed of broken rocks. The artist designed the memorial to symbolize the experience of battle, love of country, and the lives broken by war.
Images
This photo by Eric Lander shows the Marine Major Eugene McCarthy memorial in Brooklyn.
Backstory and Context
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Marine Major Eugene McCarthy (1955-1991) of Brooklyn was among 278 Americans killed during the Gulf War. The memorial bears the symbol of the United States Marine Corps, and a smaller marker at the site reads as follows:
A field of broken rock,
the battlefield.
a broken monument,
a life cut short,
duty honor and sacrifice
Sources
Historical Marker Database hmdb.org