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Taylor Run in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Vietnam War Memorial

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 6, 2024
1. Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of all from the City of Alexandria who served and died in the Vietnam War
Paul M. Bayliss • Douglas R. Blodgett • Ray B. Browne • Robert W. Clirehugh, Jr. • George B. Colgan III • Ross W. Collins, Jr. • Raymond L. Conway • Robert W. Cupp • Joseph E. Davies • Robert W. Dean • James W. Dickey • Bernard G.J. Dillenseger • Morgan J. Donahue • Charles H. Elliott, Jr. • Richard H. Freudenthal • Thomas M. Gaither • Darrell L. Gibbons • Donald W. Gill, Jr. • Bruce E. Graham • Richard T. Gray • Cleveland R. Harvey • Richard W. Hoffler • Kermit W. Holland, Jr. • William D. Holmes • Wayne L. Jordan • Herman L. Judy, Jr. • Paul R. Karas • Michael J. Keberline • Michael J. Kilduff • James E. King • Henry A. Ledford • David A. Lerner • Lawrence E. Lilly • George B. Lockhart

Michael E. Ludwig • Phillip N. Malone • Tschann S. Mashburn • Leland S. McCants III • Michael J. McCarron • Kevin C. McElhannon, Jr. • Frank Meszar III • Kenneth E. Norris • Brian J. O'Callaghan • Clarence M. Overbay, Jr. • Henry L. Page III • Ralph B. Pappas • Joseph L. Powell, Jr. • Harry F. Richardson, Jr. • Kenneth R. Sawyer • Joseph C. Shartzer • Johnny J. Smith • Henry M. Spengler III • Lewis L. Stone • CHarles L. Suthard, Jr. • Michael O. Thomas • Matthew W. Thornton • Foster J. G. Touart, Jr. • Jeron F. Valentine • Humbert R. Versace • Robert J. Walters • David J. Warczak • James C. Ward • Ronald W. Ward • Henry L. Warner III • Robert E. Whitebeck • Raymond L. Williams • John A. Winker • Carl L. Young
 
Erected 2024 by Veterans of Foreign Wars; City of Alexandria, Virginia; American Legion.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included
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in the Virginia, The City of Alexandria series list.
 
Location. 38° 48.408′ N, 77° 3.749′ W. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Taylor Run. It is at the intersection of Callahan Drive and King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling south on Callahan Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 Callahan Dr, Alexandria VA 22301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 6, 2024
2. Vietnam War Memorial
marker); Alexandria War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Alexandria in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); All Aboard at Alexandria Union Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Fighting Back (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 2 (about 300 feet away); Shuter's Hill and the West End (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Alexandria (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Visiting Old Town (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. An identical marker hangs on the outside wall of the American Legion.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 26, 2026