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Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry

 
 
Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
1. Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry Marker
Inscription.
This memorial is dedicated in memory
of the Citizen Soldiers from
Bravo Company First Battalion
One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry
while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Their sacrifice is the greatest reflection
upon themselves, their families
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard
and the United States of America.
"They will always be remembered as Heroes."
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[Memorial Bench]
In memory of the men from the 1st.
Battalion 109th. Mechanized Infantry
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
who sacrifice all in
Operation Iraqi Freedom

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 41° 59.036′ N, 75° 44.894′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Memorial is at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center, along I-81 southbound, just east of the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend PA 18821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War Memorial (here, next to this marker); "Lokies" boost coal production ... (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Smith
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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Binghamton and Upper Susquehanna (approx. 3 miles away in New York); a different marker also named Joseph Smith (approx. 6 miles away); “Go, and Be Baptized” (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Susquehanna River (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
 
Also see . . .
1. 109th Infantry Regiment (13th Pennsylvania) Lineage and Honors. U.S. Army Center of Military History website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

2. 1st Battalion - 109th Field Artillery Regiment. Global Security website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
1st Battalion,109th Mechanized Infantry Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
2. 1st Battalion,109th Mechanized Infantry Memorial Bench
Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
3. Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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