We live in central Pennsylvania and are fortunate that we have many local parks throughout the area. Every neighborhood seems to have at least one…if not more! In this area we’re proud of our military…all who have served Past or Present. They’re honored, respected and loved. Never forgotten.
Last November 2023 we took a drive around the area visiting several war memorials that are within a few of the neighborhood parks. We do it every year! It’s just one way our family pays our respects and we use it as a learning experience for the children in our family. We take 2-3 vehicles, load up and go. Afterwards…we go to a mom and pop style small restaurant for a late lunch. We make an afternoon of it.
For the purpose of this particular blog post…I want to encourage other families to make an annual tradition to do it too!
All of the photographs shown today were taken at Susquehanna Township Veterans Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It’s a neighborhood park with picnic pavilions, walking trails, athletic sport’s fields, playground for the kids, park benches and of course the war memorials that I’m showing today.
If you’ve been following the TCC blog you’ll already know that we enjoy painting seashells and leaving them all over the place when we travel. It’s call Kidness Shells. Some people paint rocks which are called Kindess Rocks. It’s all about paying it forward. If you look closely in the photographs you may see a few of my painted Patriotic Seashells that I left at each war memorial that we visited.
At Susquehanna Township Veterans Park they had several war memorials: World War II, Vietnam and the Korean War that we visited. You can find the park located on Elmerton Ave. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It’s very easy to get to if you’re passing through the area.
One thing that we do when we’re there is look up information about the war on the internet. Just some of the basic information and facts. It’s read out loud so that the kids who are with us can learn. We allow them to ask questions and honestly answer them. They’re never too young to learn about the actual history of the United States of America. It’s “hands on” learning that children seem to enjoy. Look at it as a family field trip!
I hope that after reading this blog post that more families will make it an annual tradition to go out on Veteran’s Day to visit local War Memorials. It doesn’t matter how big or small they are. Don’t have any nearby? Then visit a local cemetary as you’ll often find a section there dedicated to our veterans.
