Not really an event, but an assignment. I like driving my Z around and taking photos of it in different settings. If you are out driving around bring your camera and submit a photo to this post. Please post only one photo for each assignment. We'll take a look at the submissions during the next club meeting on AUGUST 12. We'll show a slide show of the entries and the club officers will reveal our favorite and the winner will get a CTZCC Hat or '08 Fall Outing T-Shirt. I'll post and assignment for each month's meeting.

THIS MONTH = MEMORIAL: Take a pic of your Z in front of or near a location that remebers those who came before us. Cemetaries, Statues, Monuments.

Tell us the date and location of the photo and the model and year of your Z.

My photo to follow

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Keith Hultmark
2009 370Z Touring - Sold (5 years owned)
1993 300ZX - Sold (5 years owned)
1976 Porsche 912E. #163 of 2200 - SOLD (3 years owned)
2018 BMW 330i GT xdrive daily driver
2004 BMW Z4 3.0i ….it is a Z

Groton Submarine Memorial, Conning Tower of USS Flasher (SS-249)

"shipmates on eternal patrol"

Submarine Memorial - East, granite stones, paying tribute to each one of the fifty-two (52) submarines lost in World War II have been installed around the cement walkways of the memorial site. These granite stones are engraved with the submarine name and number, date lost, location, patrol number, how sunk, and how many valiant Submariners of the U.S. Navy gave their lives onboard. In 1992 another addition to the Submarine Memorial was conceived and on September 2, 1994, a Wall of Honor, containing the 3,617 names of the submariners lost during World War II, was offically dedicated.

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Keith Hultmark
2009 370Z Touring - Sold (5 years owned)
1993 300ZX - Sold (5 years owned)
1976 Porsche 912E. #163 of 2200 - SOLD (3 years owned)
2018 BMW 330i GT xdrive daily driver
2004 BMW Z4 3.0i ….it is a Z

Chester War Memorial - Dedicated to all the Chester CT Residents who gave up thier lives for our country.

--Since I can't win I'll post two photos

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Keith Hultmark
2009 370Z Touring - Sold (5 years owned)
1993 300ZX - Sold (5 years owned)
1976 Porsche 912E. #163 of 2200 - SOLD (3 years owned)
2018 BMW 330i GT xdrive daily driver
2004 BMW Z4 3.0i ….it is a Z

Bronze sculpture of famous Author Mark Twain talking with Tom Sawyer in front of the Mark Twain Library in Redding, CT.

Great pictures guys! Ross

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Ross Williams
1978 280Z Black Pearl Edition 38k Original Miles

I know Officers are ineligible to win anything in this Club, but I just had to add this.

Here's a shot of my favorite 240Z in front of my favorite memorial.

On 19Feb45, 77,000 US Marines of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions converged on the tiny volcanic island of Iwo Jima, just south of Okinawa. Japanese LtGen Tadamichi Kuribayashi had nearly 22,000 Japanese troops dug in under the island, waiting for them.

Kuribayashi was decended from Samauri. He had lived in Canada and the USA for over 3 years, spoke excellent English, and had studied the US Marines with great interest during the 1930s. He was Emperor Hirihito's personal body guard, and commander of the Emperor's Palace Guard.

Hirihito sent Kuribayashi to Iwo Jima to recommend a defense. The Emperor knew Japan could not afford to lose the island to the advancing Allies. All other islands in the Pacific had been captured by Japan, then taken back by the Marines. But Iwo Jima was part of Japan itself ~ the Mayor of Tokyo was also the Mayor of Iwo Jima, and no foreign force had been able to raise their flag over Japanese soil for more than 600 years.

Kuribayashi reported to the Emperor that if the USA sent their Army, he could defend Iwo. But if they sent their Marines, Japan would lose the island.

Kuribayashi offered to sink the island by blowing it up, to deny the US from using it. But Japan did not have enough explosives left that late in the war. LtGen Kuribayashi said the best he could do against the Marines would be, to cost America so many lives at Iwo that they would hesitate to invade mainland Japan itself.

In a 36-day battle, more than 6,820 US Marines were killed. (ONE THIRD OF ALL US MARINES KILLED DURING WWII, DIED ON IWO JIMA). Another 19,000+ were wounded. Iwo became the first time in history when the attacker of an island suffered more casualties than the defenders did.

But of the 22,000 Japanese defenders on Iwo, fewer than 400 were taken alive, and those few were wounded or unconscious when they were captured. All the rest fought to the death except TWO. In 1947, two full years after the battle had ended and the war was over, two well-fed Japanese soldiers emerged from the many miles of underground tunnels. They had full uniforms and surrendered functional weapons.

At the time of the battle, Iwo Jima was the largest, longest-fought, most life-costly battle of the Pacific; only the battle for Stalingrad had been bigger during the war. The upcoming battle for Okinawa would change all those records, to become the longest single battle the US has ever fought. (But even at the 6-month-long battle for Okinawa, fewer Marines were killed than had died on tiny Iwo Jima).

Iwo Jima ("Sulphur Island") remains the hallmark of valor and bravery among the US Marines. 27 Medals of Honor were awarded for bravery at Iwo, more than at any other single battle the US Marines have ever fought. Of the Marines who fought on Iwo it was said: "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue".

This memorial is located on Ella Grasso Blvd, in Newington CT.

HLS30-02807 is a Marine Corps Veteran, having been stationed on more than seven US Marine bases around the globe.

Semper Fi.

Frank, your entry looks great.

But, how did 2807 get to Newington?? Under it's own power or was it trailered? I'm hoping self powered and you're just not sharing the news....

*(Phil ~ I drove it! Maiden voyage! See my update in My INCREDIBLE Z Story, under NEW MEMBER INTROs).

My Dad took the Z out for a spin on Saturday, and this is what he came up with:

Putnam Memorial State Park "Connecticut's Valley Forge" The oldest state park in Connecticut. Located on the site of the Winter Encampment of General Israel Putnam's Continental troops from December 1778 - May 1779, the park is dedicated to the role they played in the Revolutionary War in helping secure America's independence.

Putnam Memorial State Park is located at the Intersection of Rte 58 and Rte 107 on the Redding/Bethel line.

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, New Haven.

Frank, I like that pic. and did you know Felix Dwelden (spelling) lives here in Newport R.I. or at least did. His son was in my hi school, not that he's impressive, put his father in debt, not shure of all the details, but a spoiled brat he was. Well, I'll try some pics myself, but already the competition is to great for me, but the more the merrier.

Paul ~

Felix DeWeldon was the American sculptor who (upon viewing Joe Rosenthal's stirring photograph of the Marines raising our flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima) immediately envisioned making a monument out of it.

I had no idea he lived near you, nor that his life took bad turns as he aged. He certainly is owed a salute of respect from everyone who sees his amazing sculpture of this event. The original memorial is in Arlington, VA, and remains the largest bronze statue in the world.

Gee, I was an "e" off. History is cool. I didn't know it was the largest bronze statue, so I learned as well. I'm not shure if he is still alive. I'd have to ask my father who know's alot about him.

Nice shot Frank you have my vote.... semper fi....