Hempfield Township in Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

1. Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument

(Front)

Inscription.

Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument. . (Front): To those who died Honor and eternal rest To those still missing Remembrance and hope To those who returned Gratitude and peace, In memory of all Korean War Veterans. They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it." So we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon. We froze in the winter and baked in the summer sun. At times, we were greatly outnumbered; but we still fought on and many of us gave our lives for Freedom . . . for Justice . . . and for Peace., In memory of all Vietnam Veterans. This memorial was erected in memory of the young individuals who went to war as kids and lost their youthful dreams, and some their lives, for a cause - freedom and honor - and came back as men with the horrors of war instilled in every fiber of their being and were never given the respect and honor they so dearly deserved from the public or United States government. God will one day judge our actions. Until then, He will shine on the lives of each veteran now and forever more because He was with each of them in Vietnam. He is the only One that truly knows what they went through and are living with every day., In memory of all Persian Gulf War Veterans. "I have seen in your eyes a fire of determination to get this job done quickly so that we may all return to the shores of our great nation. My confidence in you is total. Our cause is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm." -General Norman Schwarzkopf, (Rear): A nation that honors its veterans is a nation dedicated to the preservation of a freedom won by the sacrifice of life itself. These memorials are appropriately dedicated to the valiant dead of the Armed Forces who ventured far, fought bravely, and gave their lives to preserve freedom and liberty in our land. Together they lie here in mute testimony to the manner in which they lived, worked, and fought to achieve the victories in order that America may live.

(Front):
To those who died
Honor and eternal rest
To those still missing
Remembrance and hope
To those who returned
Gratitude and peace

In memory of all Korean War Veterans
They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it." So we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon.
We froze in the winter and baked in the summer sun.
At times, we were greatly outnumbered; but we still fought on and many of us gave our lives for Freedom . . . for Justice . . . and for Peace.

In memory of all Vietnam Veterans
This memorial was erected in memory of the young individuals who went to war as kids and lost their youthful dreams, and some their lives, for a cause - freedom and honor - and came back as men with the horrors of war instilled in every fiber of their being and were never given the respect and honor they so dearly deserved from the public or United States government.
God will one day judge our actions. Until then, He will shine on the lives of each veteran now and forever more because He was with each of them in Vietnam. He is the only One that truly knows what they went through and are living with every day.

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memory of all Persian Gulf War Veterans
"I have seen in your eyes a fire of determination to get this job done quickly so that we may all return to the shores of our great nation. My confidence in you is total. Our cause is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm."
-General Norman Schwarzkopf

(Rear):
A nation that honors its veterans is a nation dedicated to the preservation of a freedom won by the sacrifice of life itself. These memorials are appropriately dedicated to the valiant dead of the Armed Forces who ventured far, fought bravely, and gave their lives to preserve freedom and liberty in our land. Together they lie here in mute testimony to the manner in which they lived, worked, and fought to achieve the victories in order that America may live.

Erected 1995 by Westmoreland County Memorial Park.

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

Location. 40° 17.808′ N, 79° 34.415′ W. Monument is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Hempfield Township. It can be reached from East Side Drive just north of West Newton Road (Pennsylvania Route 136), on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

2. Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument

(Rear)

in the northwest portion of Westmoreland County Memorial Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 150 East Side Drive, Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hempfield Township (approx. half a mile away); Toll House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Greensburg (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton (approx. 1.2 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mother Ann Regina Ennis (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mother M. Aloysia Lowe (approx. 1.3 miles away); 14th Quartermaster Detachment Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

3. Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument

Korean War Veterans Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

4. Korean War Veterans Plaque

Vietnam War Veterans Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

5. Vietnam War Veterans Plaque

Persian Gulf War Veterans Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

6. Persian Gulf War Veterans Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.