Community comes together to clean Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park
Barret is worried about how the monument, which honors fallen soldiers from World War I, World War II and the Korean War, will be maintained after he is gone.
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Mar 30, 2021, 2:28 AM
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13ds agoA community is coming together to
clean a memorial after seeing a man's call for help on News 12.
Herb Barret, 90, discovered the
Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park while riding his bike in 2006.
Barret is worried about how the
monument, which honors fallen soldiers from World War I, World War II and the
Korean War, will be maintained after he is gone.
News 12 spoke with Barret in early
March as he called for assistance from his community members after not getting
answers from the Parks Department.
Barret now has help from a new
friend.
Local organizer Moussa Diakite of
Lifting Up the World, heard the call and took action.
He came with backup from his
children and their friends.
Barret says his dream is for groups
to regularly volunteer to maintain the memorial.
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