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Vietnam War Memorial

Punta Gorda Veterans Park

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2024
1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
They served, they fought, they died … and received neither their country’s glory nor their country's compassion. May this plot of ground serve as a special tribute to them.
Vietnam 1959 - 1975
A gift from the Bell Family
 
Erected by The Bell Family.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 26° 56.328′ N, 82° 2.914′ W. Memorial is in Punta Gorda, Florida, in Charlotte County. It can be reached from the intersection of Harbor Walk Drive and Nesbit Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within Veterans Park at the entrance into Laishley Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Harbor Walk Drive, Punta Gorda FL 33950, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: Charlotte County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Destroyer Escort Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); China Burma India Theatre Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Veterans of the American Revolution (about 300 feet away); 83rd Inf Division (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punta Gorda.
 
Also see . . .  Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on September 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2024
2. Vietnam War Memorial
Vietnam War Wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2024
3. Vietnam War Wall
Punta Gorda Veterans Park
Vietnam War Wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by American Legion Post 103
4. Vietnam War Wall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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