UPPER ST CLAIR VETERANS PARKDedicated November 11, 2011 |
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The Upper St. Clair Veterans Park honors men and women for their service in the United States Armed Forces.
We thank our veterans for pledging to This park stands as a constant
reminder Our community is grateful for
their All gave some - Some gave all |
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Entrance to the USC Veterans Park from the parking lot next to the Upper St Clair Township building |
| The USC Veterans Park with The Log House and Upper St. Clair High School to the rear |
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The park is comprised of circular shaped areas for each branch of the service |
| Each branch of the service has a black obelisk with images on one side and text on the other |
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The Route 19 cloverleaf with McLaughlin Run Road is visible in the background |
| Looking back toward the Upper St Clair Township municipal building |
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Looking down from the McLaughlin Run Road entrance |
| Looking toward the main area and flagpoles |
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Looking down across the circular areas toward the parking lot |
| United States Flag Pennsylvania State Flag Upper St. Clair Flag POW-MIA Flag |
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| Seven branches honored at USC Veterans Park | |||
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| Marine Corps | Army | Air Force | Navy |
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| National Guard | Merchant Marine | Coast Guard |
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| The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775 by the Continental Congress. |
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| The U.S. Army has been serving America as the primary land-based military force since its inception in 1775. |
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| The U.S. Air Force traces its origin to August 1, 1907 as the Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. |
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| The history of the U.S. Navy began when the Continental Navy was formed on October 13, 1775, by the Second Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War. |
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| The U.S. National Guard was founded in 1636 and is the oldest division of the Armed Forces. |
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| MERCHANT MARINE | |
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| The origin of the U.S. Merchant Marine can be traced to June 12, 1775, when patriots in Maine captured the British schooner HMS Margaretta in defiance of the British war effort. |
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| COAST GUARD | |
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| In 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard was established within the Treasury Department as the Revenue Marine Service. |
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YouTube video of the USC
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Captain
David Acheson |
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