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War at Home Memorial

Michael C. Wargo

— June 22, 1976 - May 20, 2013 —

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
1. War at Home Memorial Marker
Inscription.

This memorial is dedicated to Michael C. Wargo, and the brave men and women whom have fought for America overseas, and have paid the final price here at home due to PTSD or TBI. We cannot stand idly by as Veteran suicides sweep the country. This image standing before you was created from a photograph of Michael by Mission 22.

The current national statistics for Veterans suicide in America is 20 per day.

This memorial is meant to remind us of our loss, to amend the past, honor the present and prevent this from happening in the future.

We offer our sincere gratitude to Mission 22, TAPS, Valor Clinic Foundation, The American Legion, UVO, and VFW, for helping our Veterans and their families.

www.mission22.com • www.TAPS.org • www.valorclinic.org


 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: DisastersPatriots & PatriotismWar, 2nd IraqWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 40° 50.027′ N, 75° 42.428′ W. Memorial is in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on Sgt Stanley Hoffman Boulevard (U.S. 209) 0.2 miles north of South Main Lane, on the
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right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park, Lehighton PA 18235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Pocono Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Centennial Commemoration (a few steps from this marker); Lehighton Area WWII Honored Dead Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Maritime Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Military Working Dogs Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterborne Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lehighton's Been Workin' on the Railroad! (about
War at Home Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
2. War at Home Memorial
Looking north
500 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Rails to Trails (about 500 feet away); Exploring the Corridor (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lehighton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Michael C. Wargo at Find A Grave. (Submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. UVO dedicates Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park (Times News, 2017). (Submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Michael C. Wargo Image on War at Home Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
3. Michael C. Wargo Image on War at Home Memorial
Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
4. Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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