Attorney Joseph Sedita has started a petition drive to rename Columbus Park on the city's West Side the Buffalo Medal of Honor Park and construct a statue of Marine Sgt. John Basilone, who fought in World War II, to replace the Columbus statue.
Attorney starts petition to rename Columbus Park, install statue of Medal of Honor winner
Aug 13, 2020
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BY: Deidre Williams
Now that the statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from the park bearing his name, there is a petition circulating to install a statue of a Buffalo-born Medal of Honor recipient and rename the park for all such local heroes.
SOURCE: https://buffalonews.com
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