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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

 
 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to all Pennsylvania veterans who served during the Vietnam War 1959 - 1975

For those who fought, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
— Anonymous

POW ★ MIA
You are not forgotten

Acalotto, Robert • Angstadt, Ralph • Ashlock, Carlos • Babula, Robert • Barnes, Charles • Beck, Terry • Bell, Richard • Bidwell, Barry • ★ Blessing, Lynn • Bloom, Darl • ★ Bower, Irvin Jr. • Boyanowski, John • Boyle, William • ★ Briggs, Ronald • ★ Broms, Edward Jr. • Brown, Frank Jr. • Burris, Donald Jr. • Caffarelli, Charles • Clapper, Gean • ★ Clark, Thomas • Clydesdale, Charles • ★ Coltman, William • ★ Conlon, John III • Corle, John • Crew, James • Dennis, William • Dickson, Edward • Dallas, Richard • Dolan, Thomas • ★ Doyle, Michael • ★ Dugan, Thomas • ★ Elliott, Robert • Estocin, Michael • Evancho, Richard • Evans, William • Fallon, Patrick • Finn, William • Fischer, John • ★ Fisher, Donald • Garrett, Maurice Jr. • Gehrig, James Jr. • Giannangeli, Anthony • Gish, Henry • Grace, James • ★ Graham, James

★ Guillermin, Louis •
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Harned, Gary • ★ Helper, Frank • ★ Hetrick, Raymond • Hill, John • Horschar, Andrew Jr. • Hunsicker, James • Keiper, John • Kemmerer, Donald • Kiefel, Ernst Jr. • Kirk, Herbert • Kline, Robert • Krupa, Fredrick • Kusick, Joseph • ★ Kwortnik, John • Lacey, Richard • ★ Lawrence, Bruce • Lawrence, Greg • Lemon, Jeffry • Levan, Alvin • Long, John Henrt • Lynn, Doyle • Mangus, Arlie • Martin, John • Mc Ateer, Thomas • Mc Bride, Earl • Mc Ewen, James • Miller, Wyatt Jr. • ★ Minnich, Richard Jr. • Moore, Herbert Jr. • ★ Moreira, Ralph Jr. • Mossman, Joe • Myers, David • ★ Nelson, Richard • ★ Netherland, Roger • Nickol, Robert • O'Brien, John • O'Donnell, Samuel Jr. • Pannabecker, David • Pantall, James • ★ Parker, Frank III • Pasekoff, Robert • Patton, Keneth • ★ Pearce, Edwin • Phillips, Daniel • Pierce, Walter

★ Pietsch, Robert • ★ Port, William • ★ Potter, William Jr. • Purcell, Howard • ★ Ratzel, Wesley • ★ Reilly, Edward Jr. • Romig, Edward • Rumbaugh, Elwood • Rupinski, Bernard • Rykoskey, Edward • Scaife, Kenneth • Schroeffel, Thomas • ★ Schultz, Sheldon • Scott, Dain • Scungio, Vincent • Seymour, Leo • Shimek,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Reverse] image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 3, 2024
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Reverse]
Samuel • Sigafoos, Walter III • Smith, Lewis II • Smith, Robert • Stine, Joseph • Straley, John • Strohlein, Madison • Strong, Henry Jr. • ★ Sullivan, John III • Szeyller, Edward • Terla, Lothar • Thompson, David • Tipping, Henry • Tritt, James • Urquhart, Paul • Van Artsdalen Clifford • Walker, Samuel Jr. • Walters, William • ★ Warren, Ervin • Weaver, George Jr. • Weitkamp, Edgar Jr. • Wells, Robert • ★ White, Danforth • Whitteker, Richard • Wolfkeil, Wayne • ★ Wonn, James • ★ Worrell, Paul • ★ Young, Robert • ★ Zook, Harold

★ remains returned

Dedicated by Viet Nam Vets M/C with special thanks to Phyllis

 
Erected by Viet Nam Vets M/C with special thanks to Phyllis.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 40° 15.347′ N, 76° 52.742′ W. Memorial is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Shipoke. It is on South Front Street east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 S Front St, Harrisburg PA 17104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Harris Sr. Grave Site (within shouting distance
Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023
3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
of this marker); John Harris / Simon Cameron Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); John Harris (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of John Harris (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrisburg Technical High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris' Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrisburg's Grand Review of Black Troops (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Harris Mansion (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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