North Huntingdon Township near Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

David Wieger Soccer Field

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025

1. David Wieger Soccer Field Marker

Inscription.
In memory of
S/Sgt David A Wieger
US Air Force Special Agent
K.I.A. Balad Iraq
November 1, 2007

Erected 2013 by VFW Post 781 and the Citizens of Huntingdon Township.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 40° 20.796′ N, 79° 41.785′ W. Memorial is near Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in North Huntingdon Township. It is on Timothy Drive 0.1 miles north of Morris Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located near the entrance for Oak Hollow Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2125 Timothy Drive, Irwin PA 15642, 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 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: Paintertown Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); North Irwin Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Shafton Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Biddle Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Immaculate Conception Parish Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Traveling The Highway (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Beginning of the Lincoln Highway (approx. 1½ miles away); John Irwin House (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irwin.

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November 1, 2007, Wieger's Humvee was destroyed by an Improvised Explosive Device near Balad Air Force Base in Iraq. He was returning from a mission when he was killed along with two others. Wieger was a star soccer player in high school and played on the field named in his honor.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025

2. David Wieger Soccer Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.