Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tồ Quốc Ghi O'n
Honoring Our Heroes
Standing side-by-side are the flag of the United States of America and the Republic of Vietnam Heritage and Freedom flag. Honoring the joint sacrifice of the South Vietnamese and American Armed Forces in the defense of freedom. This monument is a testament to the resilience of the Vietnamese people and also honors those who died during the war or the brutal repression that followed the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Erected by The Vietnamese Communities.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 56.618′ N, 75° 8.562′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Spruce Street and South Christopher Columbus Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 108 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); POW★MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Corporal Michael J. Crescenz
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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