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Mourning Victory statue sits opposite St. Joseph's Church on Lafayette Street and Washington St. intersection, and was dedicated on Oct. 19, 1947. It is a 30 foot high, art deco marble shaft with woman's face.
Sculpted by Joseph A. Coletti, this statue honors the "men and women of St. Joseph who served in World Wars I & II for God & Country."
Inscribed on the base, in French, are the words "Time will not diminish the glory of their deed."
The statue sits in Lafayette Park, a triangle shaped park created in 1916 and renovated in 1992.
To see a list of other Veterans Memorials see Salem Veterans on Salem Links and Lore

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 *Mourning Victory statue sits opposite [[St. Joseph's Church]] on Lafayette Street and Washington St. intersection, and was dedicated on Oct. 19, 1947. It is a 30 foot high, art deco marble shaft with woman's face.
 *Sculpted by Joseph A. Coletti, this statue honors the "men and women of St. Joseph who served in World Wars I & II for God & Country."
-*Inscribed on base, in French, "Time will not dim the glory of their deed."
+*Inscribed on the base, in French, are the words "Time will not diminish the glory of their deed."
+*The statue sits in [[Lafayette Park]], a triangle shaped park  created in 1916 and renovated in 1992.
+*To see a list of other Veterans Memorials see [[Salem Veterans]] on ''Salem Links and Lore''
 ==See Also==
+*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''St. Joseph's Church'''
+*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Lafayette Park'''
+*[https://www.salem.com/veterans-services/pages/st-josephs-parish-monument St. Joseph's Parish Monument] City of Salem website (Veterans' Dept.)
+*[http://collections.si.edu/search/record/siris_ari_19945 Mourning Victory] Smithsonian Institution website
 *"Dedication of statue, Mourning Victory" ''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 20, 1947, p.12.