The heroism of a Gloucester native fighting on foreign soil has been resurrected as a small French town honors American soldiers in a monumental way for sacrificing their lives.<\/p>\n
Gloucester\u2019s Pfc. Robert M. Barrett, a U.S. Army medic in World War II, is among the 229 names of fallen soldiers enshrined in a new memorial erected in Gouesnou, located in the most northwest tip of France.<\/p>\n
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