Naugatuck Veterans Monument

The monument features a central slab dominated by an eagle, the emblems (in stone and bronze) of the armed services and the inscription “Naugatuck honors the men and women who served their country in time of need.” The center column is flanked by four smaller slabs listing military conflicts since World War II, along with the names of local residents who died in those conflicts. The two columns listing residents lost in World War II carry 71 names. The Korea section lists five names, and the Vietnam section lists six names. Veterans' Monument, Naugatuck The Lebanon section recognizes Dwayne W. Wigglesworth, who died in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing, and the Iraq section recognizes David T. Friedrich, an Army reservist who was killed in a 2003 mortar attack on his base. The monument also lists conflicts that aren’t commonly mentioned on local monuments, such as Grenada, Panama and Kosovo.