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Riverside in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial

 
 
Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2019
1. Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial
Inscription.

In memory of
those who served
Korea
1950 — 1955
Vietnam
1961 — 1975

Korea
John Gonteski • Harry Harper

Vietnam
George Capparelli • Gregory Kowaleski
Paul Mongillo • James Widdis, Jr.


 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 40° 2.292′ N, 74° 57.591′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is on Pavilion Avenue south of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is on the municipal court building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 West Scott Street, Riverside NJ 08075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Keystone Watchcase Clock Tower Restoration and Lighting (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trolleys and Trains of Riverside (about 500 feet away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter's Catholic Church (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Riverside-Delanco Bridge (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
 
Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2019
2. Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial
Smaller marker on right
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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