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North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial

 
 
North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 26, 2022
1. North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.
Vietnam War Memorial
From the people of
The town of North Smithfield
In recognition of those who defended
Freedom during the Vietnam War
and to those Men and Women
who sacrificed their lives that we may
live in Freedom and Honor
PFC Leon J. Atteridge Jr. US Army · Sp4 Rene Armand Bois. US Army · PFC Frederick Thomas Carter. US Army · Cpl Paul E. Labrecque Jr. US Army · 2nd Lt. Lewis Metcalf Walling Jr. US Army
“Mourn not, ye patriots but rejoice
for his was the death of a hero”

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Dedicated
this
12th Day Of August
2007
Jeffrey R. S. Fontaine
Eagle Scout Service Project
Troop 28 Primrose
North Smithfield. RI
Boy Scouts of America
Steven B. Mendall
Scoutmaster
Vietnam Veteran. US Army

 
Erected 2007.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 42° 0.402′ N, 71° 35.064′ W. Memorial is in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Slatersville. It is at the intersection of Victory Hwy. (Rhode Island Route 102) and N Main Street ( Route 5), on the left when traveling north on Victory Hwy..
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Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: North Smithfield RI 02896, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Blackstone Valley and in Greater Providence. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James S. Slater Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of WWII Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Blocks (approx. half a mile away); North Smithfield Veterans Monument (approx. half a mile away); Blackstone Canal (approx. 1.3 miles away in Massachusetts); The Raceway (approx. 1.4 miles away in Massachusetts); Millville Village (approx. 1.4 miles away in Massachusetts); Millville Mills (approx. 1.4 miles away in Massachusetts). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Smithfield.
 
North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 26, 2022
2. North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial
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North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 26, 2022
3. North Smithfield Vietnam War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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