Vietnam War Memorial - Vanderburgh County Courthouse, Evansville IN USA
N 37° 58.435 W 087° 34.293
16S E 449801 N 4203075
The somber black granite bench Is a memorial to all those service members, including POWs and MIA servicemembers, who passed through the Tan Son Nhut Airbase on the way to fighting the war in Vietnam
Waymark Code: WM15VAG
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2022
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The somber black granite bench Is located on the northeast corner of the Vanderburgh County Courthouse grounds in downtown Evansville, Indiana. The monument consists of an engraved slab of black granite on a pedestal.
The front of the monument reads as follows:
"TAN SON NHUT ASSOCIATION
"ALL INCLUDED, NONE EXCLUDED"
Co-founded by
Don E. Parker and John Peele
Evansville, IN, 1994"
The top of the memorial reads as follows from left to right:
"[POW-MIA emblem]
Dedicated to the men and women
who served at or passed through
Tan Son Nhut Airbase,
Republic of Vietnam 1959-1975.
The day may fade from memory,
but gratitude for their deeds will
remain in our hearts forever.
ERECTED BY THE TAN SON NHUT ASSOCIATION JUNE 14, 2014
[Tan Son Nhut Association emblem]