Vietnam War Memorial , Vietnam Veterans Memorial Flagpole, National Mall, Washington, D.C., USA
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Flagpole and flag dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War.
Waymark Code: WM5235
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2008
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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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Placed by:: US Commission of Fine Arts
Date Placed: 11/11/1984
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