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Sinking Spring in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In honor of our fallen heroes

 
 
In honor of our fallen heroes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, February 12, 2024
1. In honor of our fallen heroes Marker
Inscription.
Borough of Sinking Spring
In honor of
our fallen heroes
"They paid the ultimate sacrifice
while serving the community."

Scott A Wertz 1966 - 2006
Kyle D Pagerly 1982 - 2011
Ronald T Wentzel Jr 1962 - 2014
Lee K Schweyer 1959 - 2018

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 19.544′ N, 76° 1.597′ W. Marker is in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on West Penn Avenue (U.S. 422) west of Woodrow Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4125 Penn Avenue, Reading PA 19608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150 (approx. Ό mile away); Court of Honor (approx. Ό mile away); In Silent Memory (approx. Ό mile away); For Those That Served in Vietnam (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dedicated to all who served (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wyomissing Hills War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); George Hain (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sinking Spring.
 
In honor of our fallen heroes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, February 12, 2024
2. In honor of our fallen heroes Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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