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Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo greets Belleville DAV Commander Joe Fornarottoon Tuesday during a press conference announcing improvements to the veterans area ofGlendale Cemetery.

BY JEFF FRANKELStaff Writer

Essex County officials gatheredat Bloomfield’sGlendale Cemeteryon a rainy Tuesday to unveil plansfor a monument honoring veter-ans.While most of the cemetery,

split on the Bloomfield-Bellevilleborder, is owned privately, thecounty owns a portion. Theimprovements are great news forBelleville residentDonnaVangieri,who visits the grave of her fatherSalvatore every morning.TheWorldWar II Army veteran

died in October 2010 but is notburied in the veterans’ section. Still,Vangieri did not want to see thearea in the state it was previously.She said she called Belleville veter-ans’ advocate Joe Fornarotto, whogot the ball rolling.“This is where my father lives

now,” she said.Officials said the design is

drenched in symbolism. The veter-ans’ areawill resemble a sundial torepresent the passage of time andto keep the memory alive of thosewho served. A 35-foot flag polewillstand at the center and the shadowwill touch seven shorter 15-footflag poles with flags representingthe five main military branches, aswell as the Army and Air nationalguards.A walking area around the flag

poles will be constructed in graniteand in the shape of a star will be inthe middle to symbolize Americaand the Armed Forces. Near thecenter flagpole will be an “eternalgarden” where ashes can placed.The existing walkways leading

up to the center of the veterans’area will be replaced with brownand red brick pavers symbolizingearth and blood. In addition,benches will be added.

Email: frankel@northjersey.com

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