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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors

 
 
The Vietnamese Airborne Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008
1. The Vietnamese Airborne Division Marker




Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory
of the
paratroopers (Mu-Do) of the Vietnamese Airborne Division
(Su-Doan Nhay Du) and their advisors (Co Van),
the Red Hats and Red Markers
of
Advisory Team 162, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MAC-V)
who fought for freedom and democracy
in Vietnam

1960-1975

"Airborne All The Way"
"Nhay Du Co Gang"

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceAsian AmericansWar, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 38° 52.368′ N, 77° 4.093′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Arlington National Cemetery. It is at the intersection of Jessup Drive and Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling north on Jessup Drive. Marker is in Section 47 off Jessup Drive, close to the intersection with Section 25. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Americal Division (within shouting distance of this marker); First Marine Division Association (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Serpens Memorial
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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 96th Infantry Division, U.S. Army (about 600 feet away); U.S. Coast Guard Memorial (about 700 feet away); You Are Remembered (about 700 feet away); Lieut. Col. Edmund Rice (about 800 feet away); Matthew Alexander Henson (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
More about this memorial. The marker displays renderings of U.S and Republic of Vietnam paratrooper and airborne insignia and of the paratroopers' red beret.
 
Additional keywords. ARVN
 
The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 10, 2021
2. The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker
The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 10, 2016
3. The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker
The marker and memorial tree with the Washington Monument in the background to the northeast.
The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 10, 2016
4. The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors Marker
A view towards the north of the marker and memorial tree.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 7,315 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 4, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.   2. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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