Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

28th Military Police Monument

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 26, 2026

1. 28th Military Police Monument

Inscription.
565 Walters Avenue
Organized 24 March 1964

This monument is dedicated to the memory of the fallen soldiers of the 28th Military Police Company who gave the ultimate sacrifice in their mission to
Assist - Protect - Defend
on the homefront and on foreign soil.

SFC Daniel Lightner Jr. *
Holidaysburg, Pa
Ar Ramadi, Iraq
While attch'd to 2BDE
October 27, 2005

SSG Keith Bennett *
Holtwood, Pa
Ar Ramadi, Iraq
While attch'd to 2BDE
December 11, 2005

SFC Robert Fike
Conneautville, Pa
Zabul Province, SE Afghanistan
While attch'd to Co C, IBN, 110th Inf
June 11, 2010

SFC Bryan Hoover *
Elizabeth, Pa
Zabul Province, SE Afghanistan
While attch'd to Co C, IBN, 110th Inf
June 11, 2010

SPC Kirsten Fike **
Bear Lake, Pa
Yuma, Az
While augmenting the U.S. Border Patrol
August 10, 2006

* Posthumous promotion
** Non-Combat related

Erected 2020 by 28th Division Military Police Retired Association.

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

Location. 40° 19.539′ N, 78° 55.071′ W. Monument is in Johnstown, Pennsylvania,

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in Cambria County. It is on Franklin Street north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located in Central Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 190 Franklin Street, Johnstown PA 15901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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: Greater Johnstown Flood Victims (a few steps from this marker); Monument to the 54th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnstown Veterans and War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Methodist Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin Street United Methodist Church

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 26, 2026

2. 28th Military Police Monument

(within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Johns (within shouting distance of this marker); Central Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Alma Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnstown.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.