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"In giving of himself and his talents, Charles Johnson brought to the memorial project a lifetime of battles and sensitivities. To survive growing up black in America and being a veteran of the Vietnam War, Johnson has used as his weapon of choice - poetry. Widely regarded as one of New Jersey's finest poets, Mr. Johnson created the three panels inscribed on the monument stone, as well as selected the quotes inscribed in the walkway." |
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| - Plainsboro Veterans Memorial dedication, May 26, 2003. |
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 The call to arms rumbled like thunder from a distant land. It grew louder until we had to fight to preserve our freedoms. |
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 We waited at home as children, longing for a kind word that everything would be OK. We waited. We worked. We prayed. |
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 Never will we see what their eyes saw. We can only know that war has forever clouded their vision. We give thanks for their sacrifice. |
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