Captain Gerald McDonald was a Forest Hills resident, who served in the 22nd and 12 Engineers in World War I. His brother, Henry a member of American Forest Hills Post 630 and naval reservist in World War I, spearheaded the effort to rename the park in honor of his brother.
When I passed by MacDonald Park last month, I felt a sense of shame because we’re fighting some of the same evils as he and his fellow soldiers did 100 years ago. What are we even doing?
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