Port Washington in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Port Washington Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
1. Port Washington Vietnam War Memorial Marker
In memory of
Those gallent residents of Port Washington who made the supreme sacrifice for their country during the Vietnam War
Richard Ferguson
Clifford Bennett
Richard Gardner
Davis Boardman
Peter Geohegan
Robert Brown
James Halleran
Ralph Ceraso
William Polchow
Rory Cook
Francis Trinchitella
Bruce Elliot
Robert Zwerlein
Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Port Washington
Erected by The Kiwanis Club of Port Washington.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 49.973′ N, 73° 42.104′ W. Memorial is in Port Washington, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 325 Main Street, Port Washington NY 11050, 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: Port Washington Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Port Washington World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Port Washington World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Port Washington World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Frank Plant McCreery
this page online
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
2. Port Washington Vietnam War Memorial
This plaque is located on the inside of a monument shared by other plaques dedicated to fallen veterans of foreign wars. A plaque that is also dedicated to Port Washington's Vietnam War veterans is located on the adjacent monument.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
3. Port Washington War Memorials
A series of monuments dedicated to Port Washington's veterans.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
