Berwyn Veterans Memorial

MISSION

"The mission of the Berwyn Veterans Memorial is to visually honor those individuals of the Tredyffrin-Easttown community who served in the armed services, in particular, those 'who gave their last full measure of devotion' in the service of their country."

Berwyn, Pennsylvania straddles two townships (Tredyffrin and Easttown) within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. During the year 2004, Easttown celebrated their tri-centennial year. Tredyffrin will celebrate their tri-centennial in 2007. Both townships share a common high school ( Conestoga High School) which underwent a major expansion in 2004.

Berwyn is one of the few towns in the area that did not have a memorial dedicated to the service of men and women who served and may have given their lives for our country. As part of a separate effort, a local group was formed to raise funds to construct such a memorial to honor our townships servicemen and women.

The memorial was installed at the Berwyn Septa train station with the principal portion of the memorial on the south end of the pedestrian bridge at the station along Route 30. Included in this phase of the memorial are an existing plaque honoring veterans who were called to service in WWI with additional new plaques honoring veterans who were killed in service in Tredyffrin and Easttown townships in WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam. The memorial is a modern 28 foot high, three dimensional arch made of stainless steel, anchored to the foundation. An American flag hangs prominently in the justify.

Architectural services were donated by Lyman Perry Architects, Ltd., Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Fixed pricing was secured from Florig Steel in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and they also donated a portion of their time and effort as part of the Memorial cause. Final site approval was obtained from SEPTA, AMTRAK, and Easttown Township for the Memorial. Construction was completed in the Summer of 2005, and on September 10, 2005, the Memorial was formally dedicated.


	MISSION "The mission of the Berwyn Veterans Memorial is to visually honor those individuals of the Tredyffrin-Easttown community who served in the armed services, in particular, those 'who gave their last full measure of devotion' in the service of their country." Berwyn, Pennsylvania straddles two townships (Tredyffrin and Easttown) within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. During the year 2004, Easttown celebrated their tri-centennial year. Tredyffrin will celebrate their tri-centennial in 2007. Both townships share a common high school ( Conestoga High School) which underwent a major expansion in 2004. Berwyn is one of the few towns in the area that did not have a memorial dedicated to the service of men and women who served and may have given their lives for our country. As part of a separate effort, a local group was formed to raise funds to construct such a memorial to honor our townships servicemen and women. The memorial was installed at the Berwyn Septa train station with the principal portion of the memorial on the south end of the pedestrian bridge at the station along Route 30. Included in this phase of the memorial are an existing plaque honoring veterans who were called to service in WWI with additional new plaques honoring veterans who were killed in service in Tredyffrin and Easttown townships in WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam. The memorial is a modern 28 foot high, three dimensional arch made of stainless steel, anchored to the foundation. An American flag hangs prominently in the justify. Architectural services were donated by Lyman Perry Architects, Ltd., Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Fixed pricing was secured from Florig Steel in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and they also donated a portion of their time and effort as part of the Memorial cause. Final site approval was obtained from SEPTA, AMTRAK, and Easttown Township for the Memorial. Construction was completed in the Summer of 2005, and on September 10, 2005, the Memorial was formally dedicated.