Youngstown American Legion to honor vets of all wars with plaque project

YOUNGSTOWN

American Legion Road of Remembrance Post 472 is living up to its name.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, Post 472 will dedicate 20 plaques affixed to the fence at the back of its property at 323 E. Indianola Ave., to remember and honor veterans of all wars and conflicts, ranging from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism.

Nineteen of the 28-by-24-inch plaques, one of which is dedicated to all service members past, present and future, are painted with a camouflage theme, and another, representing the Civil War, is blue and gray, said Larry Janesh, who presented the idea for the project to the post leadership about a year ago.

“I read an article in The American Legion Magazine that listed all the conflicts and wars in which the United States was involved, and I thought it would be a good project for the post, said Janesh, 67, of Youngstown. He served in the Navy as a sonar technician aboard the USS Rogers (DD-876) destroyer from 1968 to 1974 during the Vietnam War.

The leadership all liked the idea, but wanted to know what it would cost.

Read more about the project and event in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.