Blairsville in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In tribute to the men and women who have
served in the United States Armed Forces.
Fighting under the Flag of this nation is the
privileged duty of every able bodied American.
We will always honor those who go forth in
defense of our nation[.] They are the true
guardians of freedom, justice and equality among men.

[Dedicated] October 1, 1989

Erected 1989 by Blairsville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5821 and American Legion Post 407.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 25.953′ N, 79° 15.178′ W. Memorial is in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is on East Market Street. Marker is on the ceremonial podium, near the flag poles in Blairsville Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 609 East Market Street, Blairsville PA 15717, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is

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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: Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Blairsville (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Blairsville PRR Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Edward Emerson & Dred Scott (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Former Associate Reformed and United Presbyterian Churches (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blairsville Armory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blairsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Wilkinson and the Kidnapping of 1858 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blairsville.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2025

3. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.