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Whitley County Vietnam Memorial

 
 
Whitley County Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023
1. Whitley County Vietnam Memorial Marker
Inscription. Reino A Panula • James R Parrett • Terry T Wricht • Rodger L Egolf • Lynn A Harris • Stephan C Himes • Robert W Wilfong • Dale F Mills • Gary M Archibald • Max A Johnson • Everett T Culp • Avery M Nye III • Rickey L Scott • Lyle E Smith • Roy D Prater

All Gave Some
58,479 Gave All

We were a brotherhood of men and women that stood alone with something that "no one can give" and "no one can take away"
"Our Honor"
Courage was contagious: we stood and fought for each other when our country forgot how. The sacrifices were made must not be forgotten... less we forget our friends whom we carried from the field or left behind, they are will be forever young in the minds of all of us.

"The Vietnam Veterans"
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 9.413′ N, 85° 29.368′ W. Memorial is in Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. It is in Columbia Township. It is at the intersection of West Van Buren Street and S. Chauncey Street, on the right when traveling west on West Van Buren Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 126 W Van Buren Street, Columbia City IN 46725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Valiant Men and Women of Whitley County (a few steps from this marker); Ralph F. Gates
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(a few steps from this marker); Thomas Riley Marshall (a few steps from this marker); Whitley County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marshall, McNagny & Clugston (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitley County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohki Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitley County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia City.
 
Whitley County Vietnam Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023
2. Whitley County Vietnam Memorial
Whitley County Vietnam Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023
3. Whitley County Vietnam Memorial
Whitley County Vietnam Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 12, 2023
4. Whitley County Vietnam Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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