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Pennsylvania: Roadside Military Patch Display


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Something I just came across...

 

http://mycarmageddon.com/2014/06/a-service-for-our-servicemen-women/

 

"Along the Lincoln Highway in Bedford County, Pennsylvania sits a pretty unassuming little truck stop. The Gateway Travel Plaza was originally opened in 1940 by Merle & Marian Snyder. The current site was built across the street from the original in 1994 as more room was needed for the expanding operation. The Gateway was a pivotal travel point for soldiers & sailors who were headed from the Midwest to stations east during World War II. A barter system developed as the Snyders would often trade food or fuel for a military patch. After a while, servicemen would stop by and often give a patch as a tribute to the service The Gateway provided for our armed forces."

 

If you click on the photos, they enlarge very nicely.

 

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When you posted that, my first thought was "Breezewood." Like you I have roots in Central PA: I've been going through the Breezewood interchange for over 60 years, but I never saw that exhibit and the way family things have changed I doubt I'll ever get back to PA. Wouldn't be surprised if I walked right by them as a kid. Add this to the many interesting things in life it's easy to overlook.

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