Garden City in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
We remember and express our appreciation to the residents of our village who served in the Vietnam War of 1964–1973 and especially for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Robert Michael Finnegan • Walter Chapman Jones III • Robert Anthony Kisch • Richard Nash McInerney • Frederick Richard Ohler • Philip Francis Sheridan • Timothy John Shorten

Erected 2011.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 40° 43.419′ N, 73° 38.439′ W. Memorial is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from 7th Street east of Cathedral Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 45 7th Street, Garden City NY 11530, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Dedication (here, next to this marker); Garden City World War II Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Iraq & Afghanistan War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Medal of Honor (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Medal of Honor

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(here, next to this marker); The Country Life Press Roll of Honor (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garden City.

Also see . . . Garden City Unveils New War Memorial.

Speaking from the heart and not a script, Schnure, widow of U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Timothy John Shorten, said, “I thought that I should humanize some of the names on these plaques for the young people to realize that they really were a lot like them.” Shorten, a lifelong resident of Garden City who graduated from St. Anne’s School, Chaminade High School and Holy Cross College, worked as a social studies teacher at St. Agnes Cathedral High School for two years. His entrenchment in social studies led to his interest in the “domino theory” and containing Communism...Shorten was killed in South Vietnam on March 31, 1968, nine months after his tour began. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star, Schnure said...Other Garden City residents who were killed in Vietnam, whose names are recorded on the Vietnam War structure, include Robert Michael Finnegan, Walter Chapman Jones III, Robert Anthony Kisch, Richard Nash McInerney, Frederick Richard Ohler and Philip Francis Sheridan. Each of
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

2. Vietnam War Memorial
The plaque and pedestal of the memorial.
those war heroes is memorialized on virtual walls, as well: www.virtualwall.org and www.thewall-usa.com.

(Submitted on October 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Garden City War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

3. Garden City War Memorials

The Vietnam War Memorial is located just to the left of the Garden City Honor Roll in the War Memorial Plaza.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.