Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Terre Haute, IN
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vhasler
N 39° 27.936 W 087° 24.900
16S E 464301 N 4368528
Three panel war memorial on the former courthouse grounds
Waymark Code: WM821Q
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2010
Views: 13
Official Description: Three panels joined at 15 degree angles. On the right panel is a bas-relief of a Vietnam-era soldier in a combat uniform and carrying an M-16 automatic rifle slung over his proper left shoulder. His proper right hand is on the rifle' trigger, and his proper left hand is holding the sling just above the rifle. At the top of the panel are the seals of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The central panel contains the inscription, and at its top is the seal of the United States Coast Guard. On the left panel is inscribed a map of Vietnam showing the location of prominent cities, jurisdictional boundaries and geographical features. At the top of the panel are the seals of the United States Army and Air Force. Flanking the memorial are two slab benches, and in front of it is a flagpole.
Inscriptions:
FOR THE VETERANS OF VIETNAM
FOR THE M.I.A.S
FOR YOUR FALLEN COMRADES
FOR THOSE WHO CAME HOME
FOR YOUR HEROIC EFFORTS ABROAD
FOR YOUR GREATER EFFORTS AT HOME
WITH BELATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF YOUR DUTIES PERFORMED,
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY;
WE OFFER OUR HEART-FELT
GRATITUDE IN SAYING -
WELCOME HOME.
Observed on the southeast corner of grounds. Can be seen from Hwy US41 (3rd Street).
TITLE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
ARTIST(S): Robert Crotty
DATE: 1988
MEDIUM: limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IN000307
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
southeast of former Vigo County Courthouse
intersection of 3rd Street (Hwy 41) & Wabash Avenue (Hwy 40)
Terre Haute, Indiana
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None on the structure. Change in ownership from Vigo County Commissioners to Indiana State University in 2006.
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