Navy Marine Club Ship 110 of Lockport has donated money to support beautification of Niagara County’s Purple Heart Monument and surrounding courtyard outside the county courthouse.
Niagara became a Purple Heart County in 2019 and dedicated the Purple Heart Monument in 2023. The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while serving in the U.S. military. Nearly 500 county residents who received a Purple Heart are listed on the monument and in the Purple Heart Book, which is on display in the courthouse rotunda.
“We thank Commander (Teresa) Manna and all the members of the Navy Marine Club for their generous donation that allows us to enhance the monument and surrounding courtyard so veterans, their families and other community members can visit and reflect on these great heroes who sacrificed so much serving our country,” County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski said.