Veterans Memorial - Woodlawn Memorial Park - Allentown, PA
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jiggs11
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Nice bronze and brick memorial to those who served in the US armed services.
Waymark Code: WM12APR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2020
Views: 3
The veterans memorial is located in Woodlawn Memorial Park in west Allentown. access is from Airport Road or American Parkway.
The monument is an easy stand-out as this is predominently a flat marker cemetery.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All those who served in the US Armed Services.
Marker Text:
Quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt:
"HERE THEY FOUND LIFE BECAUSE HERE THERE WAS FREEDOM TO LIVE"
Who Put it Here?: City of Allentown
Description of Memorial:
Large raised bronze rendition of the Statue of Liberty affixed to a white brick tower, flanked by hedges and flagpoles.
The reverse contains the shields of the five Armed Services, also in bronze.
Other than the FDR quote there are no obvious signs or markings.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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