Aviston in Clinton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Vietnam Traveling Wall
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
1. Vietnam Traveling Wall Memorial
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: Military • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 36.425′ N, 89° 35.777′ W. Memorial is in Aviston, Illinois, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of East 1st Street and Kues Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Street. Marker and its flagpole are in the south-west corner of Aviston Park, where the road sidewalk makes a circle around the marker and flagpole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 E 1st St, Aviston IL 62216, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois Little Egypt and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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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. 3½ miles away); Cholera Cross (approx. 3½ 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.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
2. This bench is part of the memorial display
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
3. This bench is part of the memorial display
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
4. This bench is part of the memorial display
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 17 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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