Remembrance began as a school wide art project in November 2006 and culminated in a week-long workshop that ran from 7:30 am till 2:00 pm during one week in December. Nearly 700+ students and faculty of Somerset High School participated.



(Above) Art teacher Stephen Meehan works with students during the workshop. (Below) Students and faculty work together to create figures.




(Below) Faculty from all disciplines were invited to participate. History teacher Christine Alves (second from right) works with students to create figures.



All materials were prepared by students in the art department 



Students steeped 3000 teabags, gathered and organized fabrics, twigs, buttons, threads, and needles in preparation for the workshops. Strips of tea dyed paper contain the names of fallen soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.





Community and family members were invited to participate. (Above) Trustee member Merilee Bowers, Suzanne Baldaia, and trustee member Kathleen Fisher.



Students, faculty, and community members created 3000 abstract figurative sculptures representing fallen service members from Iraq and Afghanistan. During the months of January through March 2007, family, friends, and community members gathered at 318 Prospect Street to sew the completed figures to the grids.






(Below) Gold Star Mother Jane Van Gyzen has made a significant contribution to the Remembrance Memorial. Her son, Marine Lance Corporal John J Van Gyzen IV was KIA on July 5, 2004 in Irag.



(Below) An opening reception was held on March 25, 2007 at Somerset High School's James F White Gallery. In attendance were students, faculty, community members, military members, both active duty and retired, as well as state and local government officials.





(above) Morgan views Remembrance during the opening reception. (below) CSM Dennis J Flynn attended the opening reception and presented the students and faculty with an American flag that flew in Iraq in July 2005.



Remembrance has since grown to include broader community involvement. Many groups have participated in the creation of abstract figurative sculptures to reflect growing casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. (below) Boys enrolled in the Camp Cove program at Battleship Cove, Fall River MA make figures in Remembrance of fallen service members.

(Below) Young women attending the Senior Girl Scout Northeast Leadership Conference at Salve Regina University create figures in Remembrance of fallen service members.

Many have helped in moving Remembrance forward. (Below) Dave Mello and team from M and  M Movers, Fall River MA  have literally moved the Memorial to and from all exhibit sites thus far.

Remembrance arrives in Washington DC October 2007. The cases that house the figures were designed to travel.










 (Below) Capital Building personnel helped with arrangement of display cases





(Above) View from the second balcony





Trustee members Stacy Lima (above) and Sharon Hamlin (below) help prepare the materials and cases for the Savannah exhibit and workshops



(Below) Military family members and personnel create figures at Fort Stewart GA in Remembrance of fallen servicemen and women.

















(Below) Lunch with the crew of M and M Movers after setting up Remembrance in Savannah GA 



(Below) Dave and Jim create figures for the memorial before heading back to Massachusetts.





Kevin Barry's Irish Pub, Savannah GA. The entire second floor is dedicated to Veterans from all wars. An incredible tribute to those who have given their lives in service to our country, made possible by owner Vic Power and musician Frank Emerson.

Remembrance at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler GA

(Below) Bonnie Mizzelle sewing figures to the exhibit, Savannah GA