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Vietnam War Memorial

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 3, 2020
1. Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of
The Lehigh County Servicemen
who gave their lives in the service of their country to protect freedom and democracy while serving in our Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.
 
Erected 1973 by Allentown Board of Realtors.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 40° 36.189′ N, 75° 28.079′ W. Memorial is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of Hamilton Street and North 5th Street, on the left when traveling west on Hamilton Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 30 N 5th St, Allentown PA 18101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what 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: Lehigh County (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Those Who Served (a few steps from this marker); Spanish American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Women Veterans of Lehigh County (within shouting distance of this marker); Metallurgical Science, 1902-03 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the First Incorporated Homeopathic Medical College in the World (about 400 feet away); Metallurgical Worker (The Puddler), 1902-03
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(about 400 feet away); Charles C. Dent Memorial Garden (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 3, 2020
2. Vietnam War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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