Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Vietnam War

Nov. 1, 1955 - Apr. 30, 1975

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019

1. Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.
Estimated totals
Killed: 58,315 Wounded: 153,303

The United States government viewed the Vietnam war as a way to prevent the spread of communism in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. At the peak of the war, 1969, there were more than 500,000 American soldiers involved. President Nixon ordered the withdrawal of American forces in 1973. In 1975, the last American troops withdrew from Vietnam.

Erected 2016 by Paris Disabled American Veterans.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #37 Richard M. Nixon series list.

Location. 33° 38.379′ N, 95° 31.398′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. It can be reached from South Collegiate Drive north of Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north. Located at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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 Republic of Texas,

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: Global War on Terror (here, next to this marker); Korean War (here, next to this marker); World War II European Theater

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(a few steps from this marker); World War II Pacific Theater (a few steps from this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019

2. Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.

Nearby Vietnam War panel of names on Ring of Honor. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019

3. Nearby Vietnam War panel of names on Ring of Honor.

Entrance to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019

4. Entrance to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.