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Vietnam Era Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2025
1. Vietnam Era Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of the veterans of Port Richmond who served our country proudly during the Vietnam era
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 39° 59.178′ N, 75° 6.195′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Port Richmond. It is on Almond Street east of East Allegheny Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2535 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia PA 19134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sgt. John McVeigh Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Stanley A. Gogoj (a few steps from this marker); A Square for Port Richmond (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charles Allen Smith (approx. one mile away); Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr. (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
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Vietnam Era Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2025
2. Vietnam Era Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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