Gonzales in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Viet Nam/ Desert Storm Memorial

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 31, 2022

1. Viet Nam/ Desert Storm Memorial

Viet Nam side

Inscription.
Remembering the men and women of
Viet Nam
America's forgotten Hero
You are America's
forgotten hero
A fate you didn't
deserve. To the
Battlefield you did
go fighting with
prideful nerve.

In Honor of the men and women of
Desert Storm
America's Hero
On a pedestal wehave placed you, an
honor you so richly
deserve. You have
become America's Hero
protecting our
country with steel
nerve.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.

Location. 30° 13.815′ N, 90° 54.813′ W. Memorial is in Gonzales, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It is on South Irma Boulevard half a mile north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gonzales LA 70737, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Cal Ripken, Sr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Civil War (about 600 feet away); "The War to End War" (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Civil War (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Civil War (about 600 feet away); A View From The Trenches: A Doughboy From Donaldsonville Writes Home (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Civil War (about 600 feet away); World War I (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gonzales.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 31, 2022

2. Viet Nam/ Desert Storm Memorial

Desert Storm side

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 31, 2022

3. Viet Nam/ Desert Storm Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on May 30, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.