Fruita in Mesa County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park
Field of Dreams
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2020
1. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park Honored Dead
Charles Leland Adkins Adam David Ballard John Alvin Berry
Thomas Louis Brown Sam Burnell Jr Austin Ray Chenoweth
Billy Floyd Clark George Arthur Clark Mark Giles Danielson
Leroy Fred Delgado Jr James Phillip Dewitt Robert Lee Dickson
John William Doby Richard Pete Donathan Jerry Alan Hurd
Leroy Melvin Donovan Thomas Patrick Doody Amie Jacob Duran
George Ray Ficklin Marcus Guy Fiebelkorn Robert Paul Fitzhugh
David Edward Fogg Bruce Ronald Franz Edward Lee Garcia
Jerry Wayne Gobbo Michael Filbert Gonzales Thomas Lynn Griffee
Victor Milford Haglund Jr Paul Linn Haining
William Arthur Kimsey Jr Roy Glenn Zufelt David McLean Hollingsworth
Raymond Lee Hopkins David Charles Johnson Harold Lee Jones
Harry Jones Larry Russell Kennann Robert Morgan Liddell
Jose Adoro Manzanares Edward Kettering Marsh Leslie T McMacken Jr
Philip Dennis Miller Robert Emilio Montoya Alan Everett Pilon
William Leonard Sanderson Donald Charles Patch David Laverne Girardo
John
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Danny Gilbert Schwartz Allan Dean Scoggin Philip Raymond Shafer
John Robert Sievers James Richard Smith Gary Leon Trujillo
John A Vialpando David Russell Welch Troy Dean Wilhite
John Paul Wright Walter Clarence Wright Edwin Lloyd Youngman
William Robert Romack Lane Wayne Wiseman
Vietnam Service Ribbon
1959-1975
The yellow with the three vertical red stripes suggests the color of the flag of the Republic of Vietnam. The green border on each side alludes to the jungle of that country.
In Memory of All Brothers & Sisters Who Never Returned
[Memorial Bench]
"Welcome Home" [sculpture]
[Memorial] Dedicated July 4, 2003
Erected 2003 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 9.177′ N, 108° 44.168′ W. Marker is in Fruita, Colorado, in Mesa County. Memorial Park is adjacent to the Colorado Welcome Center, just south of I-70 Exit 19. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 Colorado Route 340, Fruita CO 81521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Butch Cassidy (within shouting distance of this marker); Fruita History & Recreation
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2020
2. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park Honor Roll
Also see . . . Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park. Park website homepage (Submitted on November 11, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2020
3. Vietnam Service Ribbon Marker 1959-1975
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4. Map of Southeast Asia
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5. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park Bench
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6. "Welcome Home" Sculpture
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7. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park "Welcome Home" Engraving
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8. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park
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9. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park Dedication Marker
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10. Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park Sponsors Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 11, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
