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Middletown Korea Vietnam Monument

 
 
Middletown Korea Vietnam Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 1, 2009
1. Middletown Korea Vietnam Monument
Inscription.
Korea
1950 1955

Vietnam
1961 1975


Beyond the Far Pacific to the Rim of Asia they went
– Twice in a Generation –
To risk all for Honor and Freedom

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“You Are Not Forgotten”
Sp4 Thomas W.Shay, U.S. Army, June 15, 1966
PFC Leroy Frazier, U.S. Army, October 1, 1966
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 33.598′ N, 72° 39.441′ W. Monument is in Middletown in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) and Veterans Way, on the right on Washington Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Middletown CT 06457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Middletown World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Middletown World War II Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Green (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Monument (about 400 feet away); Russell House (about 500 feet away); The Wangunks and Indian Hill
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(approx. Ό mile away); St. Sebastian Church (approx. Ό mile away); Russell Library (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
 
Middletown Korea Vietnam Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 1, 2009
2. Middletown Korea Vietnam Monument
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,166 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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