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 Crucible Veteran's Memorial - Crucible, Pennsylvania
N 39° 56.830 W 079° 57.817
17S E 588534 N 4422407
The Crucible Veteran's Memorial is located next to the Crucible Post Office at 103B Carmichaels Road in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMQBN0
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2016
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Crucible Veteran's Memorial - Crucible, Pennsylvania
This monument started in 2007 as a a World War II monument in Crucible and later became more inclusive, and the group in charge of the memorial sought all veterans who served in the past 60 years that was added to the memorial at a later point of time. The monument has the WWII section that was originally in place, followed by later panels that include the Korea, Vietnam as well as modern era military conflicts that residents of this former coal-mining community in Greene County, Pennsylvania have done their service for their country.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Conflict
Persian Gulf Conflicts
Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts.Al;
In Honor Of: All Veteran's Past, Present, and Future Defending our Freedom
Marker Text:
General Area:
Dedicated to All Veteran's Past, Present, and Future Defending our Freedom
WWII Plaque:
Crucible World War II Honor Roll
Dedicated to all those who have served
Who Put it Here?: The Crucible Veterans Memorial Committee
Description of Memorial:
The location is next to the post office and is of a plaza like setting, The Original Plaque is in the center with the Original Names, followed by the World War II names later added as well as the Korean Conflict Names at Left
To the right of the original memorial, is the veteran's of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and Iraq Conflicts .
Regardless of the Conflict or War, the veteran's first name is on top of their last name. At the left of their name is the seal of their respective branch of service that they did serve in.
The Memorial Plaza also contains to light posts and some reflection benches
Date of dedication: Not listed
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