Dedicated by the people of Suffolk County on December 29, 1972, this living symbol of hope honored the courage, sacrifice, and loyalty of captured and missing Americans in Southeast Asia, including Capt. James P. Mehl, USN; Col. Peter J. Frederick, USAF; Col. John F. O'Grady, USAF; Major Ronald E. Byrne, Jr., USAF; Capt. Peter A. Grubb, USAF; Capt. Kevin J. McManus, USAF; Lt. Charles D. Rice, USN; Lt. Charles P. Zuhoski, USN; Lt. Jonathan B. Bednarek, USAF; SmSgt. Arthur Cormier, USAF; and S/Sgt. Daniel R. Nidds, USA.