Vietnam War Memorial , Vietnam Veterans Memorial Flagpole, National Mall, Washington, D.C., USA
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N 38° 53.430 W 077° 02.901
18S E 322348 N 4306619
Quick Description: Flagpole and flag dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War.
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2008 5:28:56 PM
Waymark Code: WM5235
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Long Description:The US Commission of Fine Arts approved flagpole located near the 3
Servicemen's statue in Constitutional Gardens on the National Mall
in Washington D.C. near the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Wall. This flagpole has a circular bronze base with bas relief
emblems of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the Marine
Corps. The flagpole was dedicated on Veteran's day, 1984, two years
after the dedication of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Dedication:
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THIS FLAG REPRESENTS THE SERVICE RENDERED TO OUR COUNTRY BY THE
VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR. THE FLAG AFFIRMS THE PRINCIPLES OF
FREEDOM FOR WHICH THEY FOUGHT AND THEIR PRIDE IN HAVING SERVED IN
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
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