FIRST - Memorial in the U.S. Honoring Vietnam War Veterans - Sharon, VT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
N 43° 43.654 W 072° 25.581
18T E 707285 N 4844834
This impressive memorial with an eternal flame dedicated to our fallen heroes in Vietnam is located at a rest are on I-89 North in Sharon, Vermont. It claims to be the first memorial in the country to honor Vietnam veterans.
Waymark Code: WM2QXB
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 39
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THE VERMONT VIETNAM MEMORIAL,
THE FIRST MEMORIAL IN THE
COUNTRY TO HONOR THOSE WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE
IN THE VIETNAM WAR, WAS FIRST
DEDICATED ON THIS SITE ON
OCTOBER 20, 1982.


ON AUGUST 20, 2005 THIS
MEMORIAL WAS REDIDICATED
TO ALL THE MEN AND
WOMEN FROM VERMONT
WHO SERVED IN THE
VIETNAME WAR AND GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM.


IN MEMORY OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN
FROM VERMONT
WHO SERVED
IN THE VIETNAM WAR
AND LATER DIED
WE HONOR AND REMEMBER
THEIR SACRIFICE.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 10/20/1982

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