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Aviston in Clinton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Vietnam Traveling Wall

 
 
Vietnam Traveling Wall Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
1. Vietnam Traveling Wall Memorial
Inscription.
Chapter 269 VVA Support
of Vietnam Traveling Wall
Aviston 150
June 2014

Freedom isn't free
Thanks veterans

All gave some
Some gave all

 
Erected 2014 by Aviston Legion Post 1239; Sons of the American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 36.428′ N, 89° 35.772′ W. Marker is in Aviston, Illinois, in Clinton County. Memorial is at the intersection of East 1st Street and Kues Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Street. The memorial stands in Aviston Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aviston IL 62216, 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. In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.7 miles away); SSgt Joshua A Melton (approx. 3.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3˝ miles away); Cholera Cross (approx. 3˝ miles away); Breese (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dedicated to the Men from this Community (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aviston.
 
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This bench is part of the memorial display image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
2. This bench is part of the memorial display
This bench is part of the memorial display image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
3. This bench is part of the memorial display
This bench is part of the memorial display image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
4. This bench is part of the memorial display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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