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Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Honor Log

 
 
Honor Log Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
1. Honor Log Marker
Inscription. United States of America Department of the Army 1775
United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy
United States of America Department of the Navy
United States of America Department of the Air Force MCMXLCII
United States Coast Guard 1790 Semper Paratus

The Significance of the Honor Log
7 ft. long represents the average length of a casket
20 in. in diameter represents awareness of veteran suicides per day
6 personnel carrying the log represents pallbearers
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 9.854′ N, 84° 15.327′ W. Memorial is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of Broadway (Ohio Route 66) and Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1796 Broadway, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America,
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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Airman First Class Pitsenbarger (a few steps from this marker); Piqua's Vietnam Home Front / William H. Pitsenbarger (a few steps from this marker); Piqua Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tuskegee Airmen Memorial (a few steps from this marker); William H. Pitsenbarger (a few steps from this marker); The History of Old Glory (a few steps from this marker); Operation Silent Witness (within shouting distance of this marker); Piqua (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.
 
Honor Log Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
2. Honor Log Marker
Honor Log Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
3. Honor Log Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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