🇺🇸 'Freedom Fighter' statue to be unveiled

🤗 A statue honoring the modern-day soldier will be unveiled this weekend in Lackawanna County.

OLYPHANT, Pa. — When Mark Zinskie began work on this statue in 2011, there was no big plan behind it. He didn't even know where the soldier would eventually end up.

"He's had it in his living room all this time. He brought it out for a special occasion to show us, and we jumped at the opportunity to have this," said Kim Onda Atkinson, a member of the Olyphant Freedom Fighter Committee.

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/lo...3-76028d701a15

Rainbow colored?

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Rainbow colored?

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Believe it or not, no. It's an awesome statute (looks like bronze) of an American soldier in battle gear. Maybe there is hope for us after all.

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Rainbow colored?

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The statue was inspired by this soldier's sacrifice.

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Army Sergeant Jan Michael Argonish, a Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard, was killed on August 27, 2007 during an ambush in Afghanistan. He was 26 years old and a 10 year veteran of the PA Guard with two previous activations to his credit, serving on Active Duty during Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Jan was an amazing young man who loved his son Jakub, his family, his friends, and his fiancé Talia. Jan enjoyed going quad riding with his son, listening to country music, and classic cars. Jan is deeply missed by his family, friends and the countless others he touched over his lifetime

To honor Jan's life, his comrades, friends and family have established the *Sergeant Jan Argonish Ride,* a non-profit organization that plans, organizes and runs an annual motorcycle benefit ride in Northern Lackawanna County. The event will combine many of the activities Jan enjoyed most in life while raising money in support of several noble causes that Jan would have endorsed.

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http://www.jansride.com/


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Nice.
Now to keep antifa and blm away from it.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...chael-argonish

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Sgt. Jan Argonish, 26, of Scranton, was killed Monday, August 27, 2007 in an ambush in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom with nearly 10 years of service in the Pennsylvania , Sgt. Argonish volunteered to help train soldiers of the Afghan National Army. It was his third deployment since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Born Feb. 6, 1981, son of Nancy and Michael Argonish, Peckville, Sgt. Argonish was a 1999 graduate of Valley View High School, where he played football and was a member of the swim team.
He joined the National Guard as a junior, with his parents’ proud consent. An accomplished soldier, Sgt. Argonish was a graduate of the Army’s infantry and mortar schools and the tanker school at Fort Knox, Ky. He also served two years as a military recruiter.
During his tour in Iraq, his duties included the capture and detention of several high-level fugitives. He received numerous service awards, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Good Conduct Medal, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Medal, Gen. Thomas J. Stewart Medal, Pennsylvania Service Ribbon and the Army Achievement Medal.
Sgt. Argonish was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Peckville, and VFW Post 5544, Jessup.
Since February 2006, he was employed as a corrections officer at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Waymart.

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https://www.timesleader.com/archive/...-argonish89914

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Nice.
Now to keep antifa and blm away from it.

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It should be within range of the nearest belfry tower.