Clinton in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Rocky Bleier
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2024
1. Rocky Bleier Marker
Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier is American former professional league running back for the Pittsburg Steelers #20 in 1968 and from 1970 to 1980 four time Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XII, XIV)
After his rookie season with the Steelers, Bleier was drafted into the U.S. Army. He volunteered for duty in South Vietnam Company C, 4th Battalion (light) 31st, Infantry Divison. Assigned as Squad grenadier 40mm M79 grenade launcher. On August 20, 1969 while on patrol in "HIEP DUC", specialist 4. Bleier was wounded in the left thigh by enemy fire when his platoon was ambushed in a rice paddy. While he was down, an enemy grenade landed nearby sending shrapnel into his lower right leg. He lost part of his right foot in the blast. He was later awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge Bronze Star Medals and The Purple Heart.
Vietnam War Veteran Rocky Bleier a brave American hero soldier who never gave up, who has earned the right to wear a Combat Infantryman badge, and Four Super Bowl Rings
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1969.
Location. 40° 55.474′ N, 81° 37.52′ W. Memorial is in Clinton, Ohio, in Summit County. It can be reached from Fulton Street 1½ miles south of West Comet Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7927 Fulton St, Clinton OH 44216, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pat Tillman (here, next to this marker); Dan Bullock (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Fallen from Lorain County (here, next to this marker); The US Navy Armed Guard (here, next to this marker); A Gold Star Father (a few steps from this marker); The Ohio Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall (a few steps from this marker); The Purple Heart (a few steps from this marker); To a Gold Star Mother (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2024
2. Ohio Veterans' Memorial Park & Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
