Trafford in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

American Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023

1. American Gold Star Mothers Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In honor of the
American Gold Star Mothers
for their sacrifice,
service, and patriotism

A Mother's tears were shed today
For a battle long ago.
Her precious gift to a warrior son.
Whose fate she'll never know.

Not Heroes shiny medals,
For courage through their fears,
No ribboned badge of honor
Can match a Mother's tears.

Marsha B. Megehee

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Women.

Location. 40° 23.131′ N, 79° 45.506′ W. Memorial is in Trafford, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Edgewood Avenue. Monument is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Trafford PA 15085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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

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Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korea • Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Global War on Terror Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike (a few steps from this marker); Trafford's Fallen Heroes (a few steps from this marker); Trafford (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trafford.

Also see . . . American Gold Star Mothers. (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

American Gold Star Mothers Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023

2. American Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.