The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Jenifer Neidhart de Ortiz, on Monday unveiled a commemorative plaque honoring the legacy of over 130,000 U.S. army personnel and greater than 10,000 Trinbagonians who served in Trinidad and Tobago from the Forties by the Nineteen Seventies.
The people commemorated performed a vital position in safeguarding Allied provide traces throughout World Conflict II and sustaining important traces of communication to the Panama Canal.
Commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Fee, the plaque stands as a everlasting tribute to the enduring bonds of friendship, shared sacrifice, and cooperation between the US and Trinidad and Tobago. It highlights the deep and lasting contributions made by each nations in protection of world peace and safety throughout a pivotal time in world historical past.
The U.S. Embassy hosted a small ceremony at its Queen’s Park West constructing to unveil the plaque, which is able to stay a everlasting fixture within the embassy’s backyard. Chargé d’Affaires Dr. Neidhart de Ortiz and U.S. Senior Protection Official Commander Richard Reyes welcomed Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Defence, the Honourable Wayne Sturge, Chief of Defence Employees Air Vice Marshal Darryl Daniel, and members of the Port of Spain diplomatic corps to the occasion.
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“The set up of this marker displays a key chapter in U.S.-Trinidad and Tobago relations, highlighting a time when hundreds labored side-by-side to guard hemispheric safety. From the development of army bases to the safety of transatlantic delivery routes, the collaboration cast between our two nice nations helped safeguard democracy and contributed to the eventual Allied victory,” stated Dr. Neidhart de Ortiz.
She additionally famous the connection between the occasion and U.S. Memorial Day, noticed this 12 months on Might 26.
“Memorial Day is after we formally honor the women and men of our armed forces who gave their lives in service to our nation. The U.S. Embassy is happy to have a brand new everlasting marker to function a long-lasting monument to the braveness, cooperation, and shared values that bind the US and Trinidad and Tobago,” she added.
