Central Business District in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
1. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Dedication
The people of the State of California dedicate this Monument to the memory of those Californians who died, or remain missing, in the
Vietnam War
1959-1975
and in doing so, Honor all the men and women who served during that war.
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Photos, art and creativity are part of this memorial. We especially thank Phil Hitchcock, art consultant; Herman Woods, 1st Cavalry, who gave us his dream; Michael P. Kelly, war artist whose efforts are now reality; and Rolf Kriken, California, who created the bronze pieces.
Take what they have left
and what they have taught you
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
when men decide and feel safe
to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace
those gentle heroes
you left behind.
Maj. Michael ODonnell
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 34.544′ N, 121° 29.319′ W. Memorial is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in the Central Business District. It is on 15th Street south of L Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Sacramento Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
this page online
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
2. Excerpt of poem by Michael O'Donnell at the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The bronze statue represents a soldier reading a letter from home.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
3. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial - soldiers walking
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
4. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial - "Injured"
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
5. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial - "Heavy Contact"
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
6. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial - "Prisoner of War"
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
7. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The monument includes the names of those 5,822 servicemen and servicewomen from California killed or missing in action.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 1, 2019
8. California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
