A section of property along the bypass in Lehighton will be renamed in honor of veterans from the borough who served in wartime.

Borough council recently agreed to name a tract of land between Sgt. Stanley Hoffman Boulevard and Lehigh Drive as the Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park.Council's decision came after it heard from Kevin Long, Commander of the Lehighton United Veterans Organization, who said the sign would be double-sided.It will serve as a guide to a monument in honor of a fallen veteran that will eventually be on display in the borough.A War at Home Memorial will be placed on the grass park between Lehigh Drive and Sgt. Stanley Hoffman Boulevard in honor of the 22 veterans who take their lives on average each day in our country.Michael C. Wargo, the son of Mike and Sarah Wargo, was among those nominated by Mark Baylis from Valor Clinic).Michael C. Wargo was a 1994 graduate of Lehighton Area High School. After 9/11, he joined the United States Army, where he spent 10 months in Afghanistan as a chemical weapons specialist in the U.S. Army.He suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder for eight years, before taking his life on May 20, 2013.Recently, the Lehighton American Legion donated $500 in support of the project.