Vietnam War Memorial, County Courthouse, New Philadelphia, OH, USA
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N 40° 29.385 W 081° 26.701
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Tuscarawas County Vietnam War memorial on the lawn of the County Courthouse. The names of 37 area men, sorted by branch of service, are engraved on the opposing panels of the memorial alongside of stained glass panels of Vietnam era commendations.
Waymark Code: WM7KWV
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2009
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1959 * 1975
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY VIET - NAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
"TO THOSE WHO SURVIVED, WE ARE GRATEFUL AND WELCOME YOU HOME."
"TO THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER, EITHER IN MIND OR BODY, WE
ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND WE
WILL NOT FORGET." "FOR THOSE WHO ARE MISSING, WE WILL NOT
GIVE UP HOPE OF BRINGING YOU HOME." "AND TO THE FAMILIES OF
THOSE WHO DID NOT SURVIVE, WHETHER THEY DIED ON FORIEGN SOIL
OR HERE AT HOME, WE OFFER OUR RESPECT AND PRAYERS THAT THIS
SORT OF TRAGEDY DOES NOT COME AGAIN TO OUR HOME LAND." "WE
ETCH THESE NAMES IN GRANITE TO STAND AGAINST TIME SO THAT WE AND OUR
CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND REMEMBER." "IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY
THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS AND FREEDOMS FOR US ALL, BUT AT A COST
OF GREAT PERSONAL TRAGEDY."
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