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Kiski Valley Veterans Memorial

 
 
Kiski Valley Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
1. Kiski Valley Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of all
American Veterans


This memorial honors all American Veterans who, through their heroism, bravery, and loyalty have fought to preserve freedom for us all.

Lest their valiant efforts and sacrifices never be forgotten.

In honor and memory of all those who have served In Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War On Terrorism.
Lest they never be forgotten

Freedom isn't free

S. Sgt. Stevon A. Booker
U.S. Army
K.I.A. April 5, 2003
Baghdad, Iraq

2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano
U.S. Army
K.I.A. August 1, 2008
Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan

Spc. William R. Sturges Jr.
U.S. Army
K.I.A. January 24, 2004
Khalidiyah, Iraq

Cpl. Jason C. Kazarick
U.S. Army
K.I.A. April 7, 2008
Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Joshua Justice Henry
U.S. Army
K.I.A. September 20, 2004
Tikrit, Iraq

Sgt. Jason McClary
U.S. Army
K.I.A. December 2, 2018
Khanzi, Afghanistan

Ssg. Jonathan P. Schmidt
U.S. Army
K.I.A. September 1, 2012
Batur Village, Afghanistan

Sgt. Lonny D. Wells
U.S. Marine Corps.
K.I.A. November 9, 2004
Fallujah, Iraq

 
Erected 2007 by Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots Association.
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 36.515′ N, 79° 36.636′ W. Memorial is near Leechburg, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is in Allegheny Township. It is on Towne Center Dr north of Pennsylvania Route 356, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 21 Towne Center Drive, Leechburg PA 15656, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Allegheny Township Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kiski Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away);
Kiski Valley Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
2. Kiski Valley Veterans Memorial
D. Leech & Company / Western Transportation Company (approx. 1.2 miles away); Leechburg (approx. 1.3 miles away); Leechburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Leechburg Veterans Mural and Sitting Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dr. H. W. Fraley Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Siberian Iron Works (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leechburg.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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