West Virginia IX

About 22 miles south of Frostburg, Maryland is Keyser, West Virginia and at the Mineral County Courthouse you will find this memorial to 80 from the county who gave their all to our county's wars.

Thirteen of these were lost in Vietnam.

I have read that a man from the area disputes these numbers as far too low and is attempting to collect additional data. It will be interesting to see just what he finds.

Next time, on the 3rd of August, we will make a return trip to Alaska, so meet me there at 9:00am.

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Maryland XXII

Some time ago, I wrote about those listed on plaques at the American Legion in Frostburg, Maryland, which you can find elsewhere on this site.

As I was leaving Frostburg, I came upon this memorial which is located just in front of Mountain Ridge High School.

It is, like so many others, a multi-war site honoring those from WWI through Vietnam.

The soldier atop the memorial seems to me to be WWII.

Mountain Ridge HS is located at Main and Jenkins Streets.

Next time we will revisit Massachusetts, so, as always, meet me there at 9:00am.

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Maryland XVIII

Frostburg lies in the far west of Maryland. It was founded by Mr. Frost, because Thomas Jefferson wanted to build The National Road to ship goods back to the east and provide a way west for expansion, in 1806. It served for about 40 years until the Railroads made their way into western Maryland. Today Frostburg's population is less than 10,000 not including the students at Frostburg University.

This memorial is located on the side of the American Legion Post 24 building near the corner of Main and Water Streets.

The plaque is one of several that adorn the front of the building. It was locked up tight when I was there so I couldn't gather any other information.

Ten of our brothers are honored here, even one with my last name. I guess we all feel a special pang when we see our own names on a memorial somewhere, I know I do. Why him...?

So, on the 10th, we will venture back to Ireland. I will just have returned from another road trip and perhaps I'll have something new to share. Join me here at 9:00am to see what is up.

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