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1. Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.

Vietnam War Memorial. In Honor of Those Who Served, [Armed Services Emblems], [Honor Roll of Veterans] Achey, Richard M. . Achey, Robert G. . Adams, Leonard P. . Aken, George W. Allison, Craig . Arnold, John W. . Baker, Clara . Barnhart, Jay D. . Bashore, George L. Bell, William H. . Bennar, Richard H. . Bentz, Richard D. . Berrier, Paul R. Berrier, Thomas R. . Bienk, Rolf W. . Bodenstein, Jay H. . Boyer, Mark L. Braucher Jack E., Jr. . Bressler, Neal R. . Brightbill, John A. . Brinton, Stanley E. Brougher, Stanley V. . Brown, Barry N. . Brown, Charles E. . Bruechi, William H., III Butts, Frank W. . Campbell, Thomas A. . Carpenter, Elwood N. . Case, Fredrick W. Clugh, William J. . Cohen, Nelson C. . Coleman, George L. . Colestock, Alan D. Colestock, James B. . Cover, Charles H. . Cromwell, Dennis E. . Dale, William G. Davis, Raymond H. . Davis, Dan A. . Delaplain, Calvin . Dittman, Larry E. Donbach, Edward W. . Donmoyer, Vince D. . Dougherty, John C. . Eisenhower, John Ernst, Chester N. . Faust, Paul W. . Feldser, Michael P. . Fertig, Max L. . Fields, Donald . Fields, Edward W. . File, Russell Fleegal, Richard K. . Forbes, Kenneth . Fox, Milton C. Fraley, Daniel M. . Franklin, Ralph . Funk, David W. Gavett, Wallace L., Jr. . Gays, Wann E. . Geary, Steven L. Geary, Joseph T. . Gibbs, Lowell C. . Gilmer, Charles G. Gilstrap, William K. . Goldberg, Michael A. . Goldberg, Richard L. Goldberg, Marc . Goldstein, Laurence . Gould, Robert L. Gross, Roger L. . Grubb, Edward H. . Harlacker, David S. Harley, Harold E. . Harley, Joseph P. . Harley, Samuel H. Hepford, Alan R. . Hepford, David T., II . Hershey, Vance Hetrick, George M., Jr. . Hetrick, Graham, Jr. . Hoch, Michael Hoffmaster, Robert E. . Hohenshelt, George W. . Holtzman, Gary L. Holtzman, Thomas A. . Hoover, Kenneth E. . Houseal, David W. Howard, Ronald W. . Hursh, Robert M. III . Ibberson, Raymond D. Irwin, William R. . Jamieson, Thomas G. . Jamieson, Robert M. Johnson, William L. . Johnson, Craigory C. . Joppy, Alphonso Joppy, Herman R. . Kafkalas, Peter N. . Kammerer, Steven P. Kanoff, Peter . Kanoff, Robert . Kanoff, Michael, Jr. Keiter, Larry E. . Kerlin, Ronald R. . Kerlin, Terry D. Kerr, Richard I. . Ketterer, David H. . Kinback, John M. Kitzmiller, Ronald D. . Kline Terry . Lang, Hans J. Lauver, Dennis R. . Lawson, Brent D. . Leach, Charles H. Leitzel, Larry R. . Lenker, Paul E., III . Lichtenstein Robert J. Lindermuth, John R., Jr. . Lingenfelter, Charles A. . Lingle, Larry L. Lingle, Lawrence O., Jr. . Lyter, Gary C. . Martz, Marlin W. McCann, Dennis P. . McClure, Thomas G. . McGarvey, Michael G. McKinney, James . Mehaffie, Walter D. . Melman, Jeffrey L. Mercurio, Michael J. . Milhouse, David D. . Miller, Gary L. Miller, James G. . Miller, Dennis J. . Moore, Douglas J. Moore, Jack G. . Moore, Richard C. . Morris, Jeffrey L. (KIA) Moyer, Ronald C. . Muhlelder, Thomas W. . Musmanno, Daniel Myers, Elmo . Myers, Richard J. . Myers, John L. Nevius, Lester V. . Noonan, William R. . Orris, Jeffrey R. Packer James L. . Patterson, Robert J. . Peel, Robert G. Peel Donald E. . Peyton, Leonard R. . Piccola, Jeffrey E. Platt, Terry L. . Prentice, Leonard . Prentice William L., Jr. Prescott, Richard D. . Press, Miles W. . Price, Julianne E. Pugh, Wade . Putt, Ronald A. . Rader, Stephen P. Reidell, Larry R. . Rettinger, Edward C. . Riggs, Leslie F. Ringler, James E. Sr. . Roller, John F. . Roller, Jeffrey L. Ross, Dean T. . Rudy, Samuel O. . Rutt, Laurence R. Sager, Patrick D. . Salzman, Kenneth M. . Samuels, Marc I. Sayers, Curtis R. . Schall, Bruce L. . Schell, Edward T., III Schory, David E. . Schory, John R. . Selvey, Edward Shambaugh, Irvin C., Sr. . Shepley, Dale A. . Sherrick, Ralph R. Shirk, Larry E. . Sites, Charles T. . Sites, Albert W., Jr. Skelley, William A. . Skethway, Daniel T. . Skinner, Robert Slothower, Richard J. . Smith, Donald S. . Smith, Gary L. Smith, Glenn N. . Smith, Loretta M. . Smith, William D. Smith, Willard A., Jr. . Sneed, Eugene . Splawn, Charles F. Sproul, William B. . Steckley, William M. . Steiner, Elizabeth Ann Stoner, Harry S., Jr. . Straw, Donald E., Jr. . Swanger, Robert L. Sweigard, John M. . Sweigert, Robert E. (KIA) . Toddes, Thomas R. Travitz, Dale A. . Twigg, Hubert E. . Twigg, Robert L. Updike, Joseph D. . Varhola, Dennis W. . Veet, Richard D. Wagner, Charles M. . Waller, George W. . Waltz, Larry (KIA) Wampler, Stephen S. . Wevodau, Raymond W. . Weikel, Roger E. Weinstein, Mark W. . Weist, Ronald A. . Welch, Harry E. Wheeler, Wayne R. . Wilkerson, John H. . Winand, James Wojnar, Edward W. . Wojnar, Richard H. . Wolfe, Donald Woodcock, Robert W. . Wooding, James L. . Woodward, John Yeingst, John A. . Zeigler, Anton L. . Zeiters, William.

In Honor of Those Who Served

[Armed Services Emblems]

[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Achey, Richard M. • Achey, Robert G. • Adams, Leonard P. • Aken, George W.
Allison, Craig • Arnold, John W. • Baker, Clara • Barnhart, Jay D. • Bashore, George L.
Bell, William H. • Bennar, Richard H. • Bentz, Richard D. • Berrier, Paul R.
Berrier, Thomas R. • Bienk, Rolf W. • Bodenstein, Jay H. • Boyer, Mark L.
Braucher Jack E., Jr. • Bressler, Neal R. • Brightbill, John A. • Brinton, Stanley E.
Brougher, Stanley V. • Brown, Barry N. • Brown, Charles E. • Bruechi, William H., III
Butts, Frank W. • Campbell, Thomas A. • Carpenter, Elwood N. • Case, Fredrick W.
Clugh, William J. • Cohen, Nelson C. • Coleman, George L. • Colestock, Alan D.
Colestock, James B. • Cover, Charles H. • Cromwell, Dennis E. • Dale, William G.
Davis, Raymond H. • Davis, Dan A. • Delaplain, Calvin • Dittman, Larry E.
Donbach, Edward W. • Donmoyer, Vince D. • Dougherty, John C. • Eisenhower, John
Ernst, Chester N. • Faust, Paul W. • Feldser, Michael P. • Fertig, Max L. • Fields, Donald • Fields, Edward W. • File, Russell
Fleegal, Richard K. • Forbes, Kenneth • Fox, Milton C.
Fraley, Daniel M. • Franklin, Ralph • Funk, David W.
Gavett, Wallace L., Jr. • Gays, Wann E. • Geary, Steven L.
Geary, Joseph T. • Gibbs, Lowell C. • Gilmer, Charles G.
Gilstrap, William K. • Goldberg, Michael A. • Goldberg, Richard L.
Goldberg, Marc • Goldstein, Laurence • Gould, Robert L.
Gross, Roger L. • Grubb, Edward H. • Harlacker, David S.
Harley, Harold E. • Harley, Joseph P. • Harley, Samuel H.
Hepford, Alan R. • Hepford, David T., II • Hershey, Vance
Hetrick, George M., Jr. • Hetrick, Graham, Jr. • Hoch, Michael
Hoffmaster, Robert E. • Hohenshelt, George W. • Holtzman, Gary L.
Holtzman, Thomas A. • Hoover, Kenneth E. • Houseal, David W.
Howard, Ronald

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W. • Hursh, Robert M. III • Ibberson, Raymond D.
Irwin, William R. • Jamieson, Thomas G. • Jamieson, Robert M.
Johnson, William L. • Johnson, Craigory C. • Joppy, Alphonso
Joppy, Herman R. • Kafkalas, Peter N. • Kammerer, Steven P.
Kanoff, Peter • Kanoff, Robert • Kanoff, Michael, Jr.
Keiter, Larry E. • Kerlin, Ronald R. • Kerlin, Terry D.
Kerr, Richard I. • Ketterer, David H. • Kinback, John M.
Kitzmiller, Ronald D. • Kline Terry • Lang, Hans J.
Lauver, Dennis R. • Lawson, Brent D. • Leach, Charles H.
Leitzel, Larry R. • Lenker, Paul E., III • Lichtenstein Robert J.
Lindermuth, John R., Jr. • Lingenfelter, Charles A. • Lingle, Larry L.
Lingle, Lawrence O., Jr. • Lyter, Gary C. • Martz, Marlin W.
McCann, Dennis P. • McClure, Thomas G. • McGarvey, Michael G.
McKinney, James • Mehaffie, Walter D. • Melman, Jeffrey L.
Mercurio, Michael J. • Milhouse, David D. • Miller, Gary L.
Miller, James G. • Miller, Dennis J. • Moore, Douglas J.
Moore, Jack G. • Moore, Richard C. • Morris, Jeffrey L. (KIA)
Moyer, Ronald C. • Muhlelder, Thomas W. • Musmanno, Daniel
Myers, Elmo • Myers, Richard J. • Myers, John L.
Nevius, Lester V.

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• Noonan, William R. • Orris, Jeffrey R.
Packer James L. • Patterson, Robert J. • Peel, Robert G.
Peel Donald E. • Peyton, Leonard R. • Piccola, Jeffrey E.
Platt, Terry L. • Prentice, Leonard • Prentice William L., Jr.
Prescott, Richard D. • Press, Miles W. • Price, Julianne E.
Pugh, Wade • Putt, Ronald A. • Rader, Stephen P.
Reidell, Larry R. • Rettinger, Edward C. • Riggs, Leslie F.
Ringler, James E. Sr. • Roller, John F. • Roller, Jeffrey L.
Ross, Dean T. • Rudy, Samuel O. • Rutt, Laurence R.
Sager, Patrick D. • Salzman, Kenneth M. • Samuels, Marc I.
Sayers, Curtis R. • Schall, Bruce L. • Schell, Edward T., III
Schory, David E. • Schory, John R. • Selvey, Edward
Shambaugh, Irvin C., Sr. • Shepley, Dale A. • Sherrick, Ralph R.
Shirk, Larry E. • Sites, Charles T. • Sites, Albert W., Jr.
Skelley, William A. • Skethway, Daniel T. • Skinner, Robert
Slothower, Richard J. • Smith, Donald S. • Smith, Gary L.
Smith, Glenn N. • Smith, Loretta M. • Smith, William D.
Smith, Willard A., Jr. • Sneed, Eugene • Splawn, Charles F.
Sproul, William B. • Steckley, William M. • Steiner, Elizabeth Ann
Stoner, Harry S., Jr. • Straw,

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Donald E., Jr. • Swanger, Robert L.
Sweigard, John M. • Sweigert, Robert E. (KIA) • Toddes, Thomas R.
Travitz, Dale A. • Twigg, Hubert E. • Twigg, Robert L.
Updike, Joseph D. • Varhola, Dennis W. • Veet, Richard D.
Wagner, Charles M. • Waller, George W. • Waltz, Larry (KIA)
Wampler, Stephen S. • Wevodau, Raymond W. • Weikel, Roger E.
Weinstein, Mark W. • Weist, Ronald A. • Welch, Harry E.
Wheeler, Wayne R. • Wilkerson, John H. • Winand, James
Wojnar, Edward W. • Wojnar, Richard H. • Wolfe, Donald
Woodcock, Robert W. • Wooding, James L. • Woodward, John
Yeingst, John A. • Zeigler, Anton L. • Zeiters, William

Erected by Susquehanna Township Alumni Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.

Location. 40° 17.644′ N, 76° 51.372′ W. Memorial is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Susquehanna Township. It is on Gene Cook Way south of Elmerton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Monument is in Susquehanna Township Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal

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address: 1955 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg PA 17109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Susquehanna Township World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ralph W. Abele (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Freedom Tree (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

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Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.