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 American Legion Post 357 - Hallstead, PA Posted by:  ripraff
N 41° 58.166 W 075° 45.084
18T E 437740 N 4646655
On the opposite side of the parking lot from the American Legion building, post 357, is a collection of monuments, flags, brick, benches, a tank, bushes, trees, stones.
Waymark Code: WMQ61F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2015
Views: 2
The larger is not the veterans memorial but a memorial to the American legion, the smaller circle to the right is the war memorial. The "park" itself is a war memorial. The two benches are a 9-11 memorial to firemen and police.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Lebanon and Grenada
Panama
Persian Gulf
In Honor Of: all veterans and especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice
Marker Text:
The pedestal "Freedom Memorial Park to honor all veterans and especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice You will never be forgotten Home of the free because of the brave." "dedicated Sept. 11, 2004 dedicated by Hallstead-Great Bend Post 357"
Black stone "Veterans who gave their all to defend our freedom"
grey stone "Larry Barnard sag U.S. Army only PA soldier killed in action Dec. 20, 1989 operation Just Cause, Panama American Legion Post 357 VFW Post 6223"
grey stone 2 "To honor all living deceased missing in action and prisoner of war Vietnam veterans presented in 1983 by the Hallstead-Great Bend American Legion Auxilliary"
"Police 9 11 2001"
"Firemen 9 11 2001"
Date of dedication: 1983, 2004
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post 357, VFW Post 6223, Hallstead-Great Bend American Legion Auxilliary
Description of Memorial:
There is collection of monuments, flags, brick, benches, a tank, bushes, trees, stones. The larger is not the veterans memorial but a memorial to the American legion, its commanders, members and auxiliary (except for the pedestal). To the right of the larger circle dedicated to the legion is a war memorial. There is a brick walkway to a large black monument listing most of the major wars and the local men who died in them. To the side are two more stones, one to a specific individual, Larry Barnard, who died in Panama and a stone for the Vietnam veterans.
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