Rockville Centre in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025
1. Vietnam Memorial Marker
1962 - 1975
The men who made the supreme sacrifice:
Thomas J. Casey
Richard A. Marfurt, Jr.
John H. Ferril II
Raymond C. Meehan
Adam D. Knecht
Gerald Sorrentino
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 39.524′ N, 73° 37.792′ W. Memorial is in Rockville Centre, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from Oceanside Road north of Sunrise Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 Oceanside Road, Rockville Centre NY 11570, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Global War on Terror (here, next to this marker); In Honor of Those from Rockville Centre Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (here, next to this marker); Korean Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Village of Rockville Centre World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Rockville Centre Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Chosin Reservoir Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Village of Rockville Centre (approx. half a mile away); Rockville Centre September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville Centre.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025
2. Vietnam Memorial
The memorial is located in a grove alongside other war memorials and a plaque with an inscribed quotation from Abraham Lincoln.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025
3. Veterans Park
A plaque in Veterans Park is dedicated to park designer and Vietnam veteran Eugene P. Clark.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025
4. Veterans Park
The park where the historical markers are located, near the John A. Anderson Recreation Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
