<p>The centerpiece of the East Coast Memorial is a massive bronze eagle set on a black granite pedestal. Designed by Albino Manca (1898-1976), the eagle holds a laurel wreath and sits upon an ocean wave. This is to signify the act of mourning at sea.
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