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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

 
 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
If we believe in our way of life then the voices of all free men will respond across the nation and men will listen
Bill Brownfield

To the men of our armed forces who served their country with honor in Vietnam.
 
Erected 1966 by Eau Gallie Jaycees.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 28° 8.63′ N, 80° 38.07′ W. Memorial is in Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from North Harbor City Boulevard (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Cliff Creek Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the grounds of the Disabled American Veterans JL Golightly Chapter 32. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2265 N Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne FL 32935, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Flavor of Freedom (here, next to this marker); The Freedom Tree (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Freedom Tree (here, next to this marker); The William H. Gleason House (approx. 0.7 miles away); William H. Gleason Home
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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Corner of Highland and Law Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dr. W. J. Creel & Highland Ave. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.
 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (top) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (top)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026