Lewisburg in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2018

1. Purple Heart Memorial

History of the medal:
Military Order of the Purple Heart website entry
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Inscription.

Dedicated to all men and women
wounded in all our wars

My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my country’s way
to show they care.
If I could be seen by all mankind
maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

Thanks to a Grateful Community

Erected by Lt George H Ramer CMH Chapter #656.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 40° 57.771′ N, 76° 53.244′ W. Memorial is in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is on Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 45) east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Hufnagle Park, Lewisburg PA 17837, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,

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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: Gordon A. Hufnagle Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Reading Railroad Freight Station (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 317 Market Street (about 700 feet away); Daniel F. Green (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union County (approx. ¼ mile away); Catholic Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away); Lewisburg Witness Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); History of the Lewisburg Cemetery Office (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.

Also see . . . Purple Heart. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Purple Heart Memorial (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2018

2. Purple Heart Memorial (back)

Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2018

3. Purple Heart Memorial

Hufnagle Park in background

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.