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War and Veterans Memorial

All Gave Some - Some Gave All

 
 
War and Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025
1. War and Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of all Veterans who served the
"United States of America"
and those who made the supreme sacrifice

In Memory Of
SGT Carl J. Morgain
KIA May 22, 2005
IRAQ
1964 - 2005

In Memory Of
Lt Col Michael E. McLaughline
KIA Janury 5, 2006
IRAQ
1961 - 2006

Dedicated September 6, 2009
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This statue [Battlefield Cross]
represents the ultimate sacrifice
given by those who protect our
freedom and liberties.
For you, for me, for God, and
for our country.
 
Erected 2009 by Frederick O. Blankenship American Legion Post 117.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 51.403′ N, 79° 53.698′ W. Memorial is in Butler, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 8) north of Campbell Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is on the Blankenship American Legion Post 117 grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 413 South Main Street, Butler PA 16001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania 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 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: Marquis De Lafayette (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 600 feet
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away); Operation Iraqi Freedom • Operation Enduring Freedom (about 600 feet away); Butler County Vietnam War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Our Silent Defender (about 600 feet away); Butler, Pennsylvania Home of the "Jeep" (about 600 feet away); Butler County Court House (about 600 feet away); General Richard Butler (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butler.
 
War and Veterans Memorial Battlefield Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025
2. War and Veterans Memorial Battlefield Cross Marker
War and Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025
3. War and Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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