Wheaton in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
1. Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 41° 52.059′ N, 88° 6.527′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Union Avenue near Hale Street. The memorial is part of the Memorial Plaza installation at Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 225 Karlskoga Avenue, Wheaton IL 60187, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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: Memorial Plaza (here, next to this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to World Wars I and II (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Bench (a few steps from this marker); Judge Elbert H. Gary (a few steps from this marker); Site of the World's First Radio Telescope (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Theater (about 800 feet away); Adams Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.
More about this memorial. This preexisting memorial was included as part of Memorial Plaza, which was completed in Memorial Park in 2020.
Regarding Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Memorial Plaza honors by name
this page online
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
2. Memorial Plaza
The Vietnam memorial is on the left side of this west-facing photo.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
3. James H. Monroe etching at Memorial Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
