Great Bend in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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

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 1^st.
Battalion 109^th. Mechanized Infantry
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
who sacrifice all in
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 41° 59.036′ N, 75° 44.894′ W. Memorial is in Great Bend, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It can be reached from U.S. 11. Memorial is at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center, along I-81 southbound, just east of the building. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Great Bend PA 18821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

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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 one mile 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); Freedom Memorial Park (approx. one mile away); SSG Larry R. Barnard, U.S. Army (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. one mile away); SPC William "Billy" Evans Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.

Also see . . .
1. 109th Infantry Regiment. Website homepage (Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 1st Battalion - 109th Field Artillery Regiment.

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

Global Security website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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 October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.