Dedicated In The Honor Of Those Employes Of Tyrone Division Of The Pennsylvania System Who Fought In The World War, Those Who Fought And Lived And Those Who Fought And Died, Those Who Gave Much And Those Who Gave All. This is the exact word for word inscription with correct spelling (the word employes is an old version of the word employees) on the bronze plaque attached to the wall beneath the Tyrone Division Of The Pennsylvania System World War I Memorial located in Soldier’s Park in the small town of Tyrone, Pennsylvania. This monument was erected at least 100 years ago, and can be seen in an old archival photo from 1922, which obviously was not captured by The Wild Images Team, but rather by The Baltimore and Ohio Magazine photographers. The plaque accompanying the monument lists the names of all of the brave individuals from Tyrone who were part of the World War I theater of operations in Europe from 1917 through 1919, with those who lost their lives in the war honored In Memoriam. Regardless of public stance on war, there have been a few unfortunate times in our past when it became a necessity to uphold our freedoms and liberties that we hold so dear. One of these was The Great War, as it was known at the time, before its name was changed to World War I due to a second worldwide war, World War II, not much more than 20 years later. Let us hope that these two wars will remain the only global sized confrontations, that understanding and reason will overcome differences, and the world as a whole will remain in peace. We therefore will never forget those who gave their lives defending this great nation that stands as a shining beacon of freedom to the rest of the world. The Wild Images Team stumbled across Soldiers Park where this monument and several others are located as we were wandering through the town of Tyrone after disembarking from the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Fall Foliage Train while it had an hour long stopover at the local station. We were told that the train would blow three long blasts to indicate a ten minute warning that it would depart again. Sure enough, just minutes after the above image was taken, we heard the blasts of the train horn and made our way back. But not before taking a series of images with the beautiful fall colors as a background. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos throughout Pennsylvania, including the postgame fireworks over the Andy Warhol Bridge, the colorful bursts of Independence Day fireworks over the Ohio River, the view as delicate flowers bloom in the Laurel Highlands, and the very early lantana at the University Park Flower Gardens, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our blog posts from Pennsylvania have documented the Halloween moment when hundreds of witches converged on Mellon Park and then later performed a choreographed dance routine, when The Wild Images Team attended an interfaith wedding ceremony during which our Coordinator Christina Orban was a bridesmaid, a look inside of the ornate St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica, the side yard greenhouse vividly reflecting light displays, the scene dominated by vibrant strands of holiday lights on a tree, the many hues of a very festive holiday house along McColly Street, the colorful view of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Fall Foliage Train, the burst trails of fireworks over the Allegheny River, the red, white, and blue trail fireworks over the Roberto Clemente Bridge, the palette of colors with fireworks bursting over the Ohio River, the hundreds of American flags flying over Blairsville Cemetery, the fall leaves surrounding the Tyrone Division of the Pennsylvania System World War I Monument, the many colors of a flower soaking up sunshine, and the dichotomy created by a floral battle of yellow versus red. During our trips to New York on the other side of the state we have captured many photos such as in the Corning Museum of Glass antique cruets and dishware overlap, then in New York City itself the sudden snow squall over the Garment District, the scene of the Sherry-Netherland towering over a sculpture, and the opposite directed festive view of West 58th Street, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our New York blog posts document the Corning Museum of Glass plate of colorful giant glass fruit, the intricate stained glass vines and bubbles over a figure, and the suspended glass knives in front of a red stack tower, then in New York City itself the Empire State Building shining like a beacon, the perpetual hustle and bustle of Times Square, the impressive bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture, the memorial bronze statue of legendary Balto and its accompanying dedicated to the indomitable spirit plaque, the animated bronze animals and the Delacorte Clock, The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina with Spongebob SquarePants, the festive view of a large toy train in Rockefeller Center Station, the late night giant holiday lights on the sidewalks, and the piles of giant holiday ornaments in Liholts Pooley Pool.
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