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Vietnam War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 18, 2020
1. Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.

We Shall Never Forget
Gerard Coyle
Wesley Dallas Ratzel
John Francis Kapp
James Thomas Reddington
Anthony Joseph Kubelus, Jr.
who made the ultimate
sacrifice for our country
in Vietnam

 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #25.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 26.499′ N, 75° 39.517′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on William Street north of Wayne Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Monument is on the Mary, Mother of God Parish (former Holy Rosary Church) grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 316 William Street, Scranton PA 18508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Our Founding Pastors (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Church Cornerstone (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint Bridge (about 400 feet away); Tony Walsh Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jerry Moran (approx. Ό mile away); Silkman House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tadas Kosciuska (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lithuanian Roadside Cross Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
 
Also see . . .  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 18, 2020
2. Vietnam War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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