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Superdome Vietnam Memorial

 
 
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
1. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Plaque 1
"Let every nation know, whether
it wishes us well or ill
that we shall pay any price,
bear any burden, meet any hardship
support any friend, oppose any foe
to assure the survival and the
success of liberty.
- John F. Kennedy. January 20, 1961


Plaque 2
In honor of the service
and sacrifice of
Louisiana's Vietnam
veterans who, like their
forefathers, answered
their Nation's call
to duty.

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list.
 
Location. 29° 57.107′ N, 90° 4.783′ W. Memorial is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from Sugar Bowl Drive near Poydras Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road
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Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Superdome Vietnam Wall (here, next to this marker); John Julian McKeithen (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rebirth (about 700 feet away); Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (approx. Ό mile away); The Pythian Temple (approx. Ό mile away); The Clarinet (approx. Ό mile away); Jazz (approx. 0.3 miles away); One Time In New Orleans (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
 
More about this memorial. Located on the second level of Superdome grounds, Poydras Street entrance, left side.
 
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
2. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
3. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
4. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
5. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
6. Superdome Vietnam Memorial Marker
Mercedes Benz Superdome image. Click for full size.
July 22, 2017
7. Mercedes Benz Superdome
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 24, 2017.
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