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Vietnam War

University of Florida

— Veterans Memorial Park —

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.
Vietnam War

Gary W. Arnold • Joseph B. Baggett • Robert L. Barton • Martin R. Beck • Sargent J. Broshear • George W. Carter • Paul F. Clark • Stephen J. Cohan • Guy F. Collins • William H. Craig, Jr. • Frederick P. Crosby •
Kenneth A. Cullen • David K. Deen • Michael D. Derosier • William W. Duck • Thomas K. Duffy • Thomas E. Dunlop • Robert W. Fields • Kenneth E. Fischer • Randolph W. Ford • Reinis Fox • Byron A. Gaines, Jr. • Robert B. Gentry • Walter E. Gierman, II • Otis Gordon, Jr. • Sherry J. Hadley • Thomas R. Hamman • Frederick J. Hampton • Lawrence C. Harley • Jack R. Harvey
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 29° 37.019′ N, 82° 25.245′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from SW 41st Place near 7400 SW 41st Place. The marker is located on the grounds Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida. 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: Women in Military Service (here, next to this marker); Korean War (here, next to this marker); LT. Carl P. Hetrick (here, next to this marker); a different
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marker also named Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War II (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Vietnam War Veterans. Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 

2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 
 
Vietnam War Momorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Vietnam War Momorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026