One Brooklyn
July 24, 2017
“It is with bittersweet appreciation that Brooklyn recognizes the recovery of the remains of United States Marine Private Joseph C. Carbone, a native son of our borough who lost his life fighting for our country in the Battle of Tarawa. For nearly three-quarters of a century, this local hero has been among the thousands of American soldiers counted among our missing in action. This news helps to fill a hole in our collective hearts, one that we may not recognize every day but one that aches for the thousands of Brooklynites who died in World War II.
“Our nation sits under the tree of freedom that has been watered with the blood and sacrifice of veterans like Private Carbone. I am more committed than ever before to honor his memory, and all of our brave service members, by advancing the long-overdue restoration of the Brooklyn War Memorial in Downtown Brooklyn.”
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