Macomb community decides on name for Iraq war
August 4, 2005, 4:37 AM
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Call it Iraq. That's how the war in which U.S. Army Pvt. Mark Barbret died will be described on a monument honoring the 22-year-old Macomb County soldier.
Barbret was riding in a Humvee near Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct. 14 when the vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Authorities in Shelby Township, north of Detroit wanted to honor him by adding his name to the local veterans memorial. But a dispute over what to call the war delayed the inscription.
Some favored the "War on Terror" and others "Operation Iraqi Freedom," Pentagon designations for the war. Others said those names amount to pro-war editorials, rather than neutral descriptions of the conflict.
After postponing action last month, the township board on Tuesday unanimously adopted Barbret's family's request that his name appear on the memorial under the word "Iraq," The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reported.
"The utmost concern of the Board of Trustees ... is that we pay proper homage in a timely fashion for the loss of this child of our community," said township Supervisor Ralph Maccarone.
"We believe we've achieved that objective with this motion."
A ceremony officially adding Barbret's name to the memorial is planned Oct. 14, on the first anniversary of his death.
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw119412_20050804.htm
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Call it Iraq. That's how the war in which U.S. Army Pvt. Mark Barbret died will be described on a monument honoring the 22-year-old Macomb County soldier.
Barbret was riding in a Humvee near Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct. 14 when the vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Authorities in Shelby Township, north of Detroit wanted to honor him by adding his name to the local veterans memorial. But a dispute over what to call the war delayed the inscription.
Some favored the "War on Terror" and others "Operation Iraqi Freedom," Pentagon designations for the war. Others said those names amount to pro-war editorials, rather than neutral descriptions of the conflict.
After postponing action last month, the township board on Tuesday unanimously adopted Barbret's family's request that his name appear on the memorial under the word "Iraq," The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reported.
"The utmost concern of the Board of Trustees ... is that we pay proper homage in a timely fashion for the loss of this child of our community," said township Supervisor Ralph Maccarone.
"We believe we've achieved that objective with this motion."
A ceremony officially adding Barbret's name to the memorial is planned Oct. 14, on the first anniversary of his death.
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw119412_20050804.htm
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