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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

 
 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2021
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Bute, Donald L.   HN   Navy
Delaney, Herald L.   PFC   Army
Hamilton, Timothy M.   SGT  Army
Schaffer, Charles   1 LT   Marines
Munson, Ronald L.   SP4   Army
Woolford, Paul B.   SGT   Army

You fought for a cause that no one understood. As your brothers we understand, and will never forget the price you paid in the name of freedom.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 7.339′ N, 88° 49.921′ W. Memorial is in Streator, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It is on East Hickory Street just west of North Vermillion Street, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is located near the southeast corner of Streator City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 North Vermillion Street, Streator IL 61364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois and specifically in the Illinois River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Streator Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Heroes Mural (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the American Revolutionary War (a few steps from this marker); Edward Plumb (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Colonel Ralph Plumb (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); George "Honey Boy" Evans (about 600 feet away); Streator Baseball (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Streator.
 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2021
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2021
3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Looking north from East Hickory Street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jun. 10, 2026