Vietnam Living Memorial

Vietnam Living Memorial. Dedicated November 11, 2015. The Vietnam Living Memorial recognizes over 360 Vietnam Vet men and women who were born in Key West (Conchs), lived or were stationed here or the Lower Keys prior to the war's end, April 30, 1975. The six black granite panels honor our citizen soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, coast guardsmen and merchant marines who served in-country Vietnam faithfully, many of whom eventually came home to Key West to work locally, raise families, and become important additions to the future of our patriotic city. The Vietnam Battle Map depicts the major actions of the war in both North and South Vietnam, along with the major towns and cities so named at the time. Honored with remembrance and hope are the 57 Floridians still missing in action and unaccounted for POW/MIAs. Of particular local note, the Vietnam war's longest field POW (nine years), Col. Floyd J. Thompson, retired to Key West and passed in 2002. The Vietnam panel scenes illustrate the country before and during the war years. Images shown depict some of the things they carried. Note the conch shell on the military helmet and our Maritime Memorial Museum ship, the USCG Ingham. The Fallen Soldier Battle Cross (helmet, rifle, boots) and the ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL monument honor the 36 Key Westers who paid the ultimate price for their country. First erected in 1968 and again dedicated in 1973, it was the first memorial dedicated in the State of Florida to Vietnam Veterans., Freedom is not Free! , Veterans Memorial Garden , . The 12 War pedestals recognize the major wars the United States lies been involved in through the past 200 years, and along with the 1862 Yellow Fever Monument are an integral part of the Veterans Memorial Garden here at Bayview Park. The Civil War Forgotten Soldier statue and the Korean War Monument honor Key Westers who proudly served in those respective conflicts. We are also extremely proud of and recognize all our post 9/11 Middle East Conflict Warriors. The engraved brick garden recognizes all servicemen, servicewomen and veterans from all wars who served their country with great distinction. Thank you for visiting! We are very proud of these sacred grounds. Welcome home, gratitude and peace to all our Veterans! To register your visit, please sean our QR code and feel free to leave your name and comments to include what unit you or a loved one served with. , Stephen R. Acton . Warren Adams Jr. . Robert W. Ahbol . Victor Albury . Alvin L. Alce . Carlton S. Allen . Charles Allen Sr. . Donald Lee Allen . Gilbert H. Allen . Nestor A. Alvarez Jr. . Raymond A. Anastasia . Robert “Bo” Anderson . Robert Arevalo . Henry Arroyo Sr. . James P. Atkins . Anthony C. Attilio . Larry Stuart Atwood . Albert E. Austin . Jerry Lee “JB” Bailey . James W. Baker . Felix Balbuena-Muniz . Lorenzo R. Bancells . John W. Barnes . Tyrone E. Barnes . Howard Barnwell Jr. . Jesus C. Baso Jr. . Gilberto Gil Bazo . Manuel Jesus Bazo . Raymond Beiro . Emir Benitez . Gregory Bennett . Jan Otto Bergh . Bob J. Bernreuter . Ernest Betancourt . Robert A. Bethel . Robert W. Bethell . Willis J. Bethel Jr. . Harold M. Bevis Jr. . Maxwell Bishop Jr. . Willie R. Bloodworth . William M. Blow . Bruce Samuel Brooks . Michael D. Brown . Robert Brown . Stanford Brown . Norman Bruein Jr. . Frederick J. Brush . William R. Bunn . Gerald Burgohy . Larry K. Butler . Robert H. Butler . Henry A. Cabanas . Anthony A. Calzadilla . Wayne S. Carr . Robert Castellano Jr. . Errol David Cates . Scott C. Cates . Hilburn Cerezo . Larry G. Clarke . Gregory K. Clodfelter . Noah L. Coakley Sr. . Norman B. Coakley . Ben F. Cole . John R. Collins . Willie (Billy) G. Collins . Mark William Conde . Gary Arthur Conley . William D. Conn . John A. Coss . Gary L. Creech . James E. Crowell . Robert Cruz . John W. Culpepper III . Franklin A. Curry . Gilbert Curry . James Curry . Joseph Eugene Curry . Robert Cybula . Edward R. Davidson . Alexander Dr. . Cari P. Davis . Gar Davis . Harold N. Davis . Marvin A. Dean . Thaddeus Dean . Alfonso J. Deane . Clarence Edward Dechant . Louis V. DeCiantis Jr. . Jerry L. Del Pino . Robert L. Delgado . Sam DeSantis . Ralph F. Dial . Jacquez Dietz . Michael Robert Diezel . Carey J. Dion . Michael David Disdier . Wayne Gustavo Disdier . Joseph A. “Tony” Domenech Jr. . Rodney J. Domenech . Dale R. “Sonny” Dougherty . Darrell K. Dye . Alvin B. Eddings . Nelson J. Edwards . Reginald Edwards . Roy E. Ek Jr. . Artis Eppinger Jr. . Robert E. Ersay . Arthur L. Espinola . Orlando B. Esquinaldo . Robert W. Evans III . Sibilo Farrington . Richard M. Feger . Richard O. Felton . Betty Jean Ferguson . Antonio R. Fernandez Jr. . Benito Fernandez . Jose Fernandez III . Gerald Fisher Jr. . Issac Fisher Jr. . Walter Fisher Jr. . Michael W. Flanders . Wade Fletcher . John A. Flukers . Robert Foss . Robert Foster Jr. . Vincent Orlando Fuentes . Henry Fuller . William J. Gagagliardi . Carlton DiGallagher . Bill Gamble Jr. . Ron Gambe . Benjamin Gambrel . Fred C. Gandolp . Onelio A. Garcia . Robert Garcia . Silvio Garcia . Benjamin F. Gardner Jr. . Terry Garrett . William Gartenmayer II . Orval R. Gaster . Edward E. Gato . Robert L. George . Peter K. Gladding . William Golde . Wallace Goodlow . Robert B. Goodlowe . Marvin B. Gootee . Peter Grantela . Calvin Eugene Grant . Walter Grubb Jr. . Daniel Ray Gutterrez . Daniel N. Guzenich . John Hake . John C. Halas . Gary W. Halal . Gilbert C. Hall . Gregory S. Hall . John C. Hall . Ray W. Hall . Bernie O. Hancock . George A. Hannibal . Kelsey Lee Hannibal . Samuel S. Hannibal Jr. . Lario E. Harley . William Billy Harper . Wayne Harrell . William Harrell . John Harris . Scott F. Hart . Karen Hawkins . Bennie O. Hawley . Carston Heinlein . Dallas F. Heltsle . Jerry Lynn Hemphill . Cornelius Hendelson . David F. Hildebrandt . Frederick H. Hildebrandt . Curtis W. Himelright . Frederick S. Hinde . John E. Hinde Jr. . Charles W. Hinkl . Charles Norman Hjort . Jerry Lee Hockman . Peter Hoffman . Jack Leonard Holcomb . James D. Holland Jr. . John H. Holland Sr. . James E. Huck . William Hudson . Charles L. Ingram . Robert S. Jour . Roderick Jackson . Francis C. Jaycocks . Ronald Johnson . Wayne R. Johnson . Mickal T. Jones . W. Dennis Jones . Richard Judge . Allan W. Julson . Julian Kee . Joseph Way . Robert D. Killen . Ernest E. Knowles . Gerald Eugene Knowles . Harry Bruce Knowles . John Bruce Knowles II . Michael L. Kohut . Lawrence E. Kolmonen . Elliott S. Kossak . Ralph R. Krummel Jr. . Marvin A. Lang . David Lariz . Robert S. Lausterer . Robin James Leslie . Richard R. Lewis . David L. Lockwood . Richard K. Longacre . Charles A. Lopez Jr. . Ernest T. Lopez . Gerald Lopez . Onelio D. Lopez Jr. . Henry A. Lounders Jr. . John R. Lowe . Charles B. Mack II . Albert Mathew Malopolski . Thomas Marchante . Lawrence H. May Jr. . Larry McBee . John McCormick . Fred P. McHugh . Bobby G. McKibben . Patrick R. McKinney . Harold M. McMahon . Joseph C. McMahon III . Patrick Mendoza . Brian L. Merkey . Richard Marcos Mesa . Grimvall Mingo . Gwenuel Wilfred Mingo . Mario Mira Jr. . Stanford Mirth . Rodrigo Plata Montefalcon . Robert Montgomery . Gary Moore . Conrad A. Mor . Ernest H. Morgan . Alfonso E. Mounts . George Frederick Mounts . Alfred Moya . Indalecio Raul Moy . Donald Murphy . Jimmy Murphy . Terrence J. Murphy . Raymond Navarro . Richard Negrin . Robert Negrin . Christopher E. Nelson . William O. Nicholson . Henry Jackson Niles Sr. . Rickey G. Norris . Charles V. Oliveros . Manuel A. Ortega III . Michael L. Ovide . Merle A. Papy . Whitney R. Papy Jr. . Dennis Park . Bill Parker . John Parsons . Henry J. Paulk . Robert Allen Penrod . Joseph A. Pent Jr. . Robert H. Pent Jr. . David C. Perez . Peter Perez . David F. Pinder . James B. Pinder . Kevin J. Pipher . Stephen Pla . George E. Poindexter . Tom Porter Jr. . Dennis Michael Putt . Hector Ramirez Jr. . Dennis W. Reed . George W. Reese III . Armando Rendules . Frank D. Rhoads . Thomas R. Richards . George Richardson . Paul Richardson . Harry E. Rivas . Irvin Bruce Rivas . Onelio Rivero Jr. . Eugene A. Roberts . John Lud Roberts . Koral Roberts . Larry Roberts . Richard L. Roberts . Michael Robinson . Gerard I. Rodriguez . Otfrome . Mario L. Roque . Bobby Rubel . Steven R. Russell . William D. Russell . Edgar Sanchez . Sergio Sanchez . Jerry D. Sanders . Edward Sands . Mario Santana Jr. . Jesse Sapp . Alfred Saunders . John E. Saunders . Clifford E. Sawyer . Pascual E. Sayaan . Bill Saver . Clyde Schackelsworth . Thomas Schmidt . Siegfried Francis Scholz . Wayne S. Scott . Adam Scurry . Kenneth W. Seal . Larry W. Semones . Victor Shavers . Richard Sierra . James Singleton . Michael J. Sireci . Thomas J. Sireci . Arthur Skelley . Forrest K. Small . Dennis Alfonsa Smith . Glenn Smith . Karle S. Smith . Leonard D. Smith . Louis Smith . Albert Soler . Vaughn Sommers . Manuel D. Soto . Tony R. Streeter . Franklin Earl Stubblefield . Theo Suarez . James B. Sweeting . Roger Leo Swift . Charles Taylor . John G. Teske . Kenneth G. Thiel . Beacher Thomas . Frank Sidney Thomas . James Boyd Thomas . Joe Sam Thomas . Charles Thompson . Grenvall Thurston . Terrance Tobin . Thomas Truman . Dean A. Tucker . Anthony Johnny Ulchar . Diosdado Rosendo Valdes . Ira Valdez . Ernest Rafael Vargas . Jimmy F. Vargas . Leighton S. Vaughn Sr. . Glenwood W. Velasqt . Larry W. Velasquez . David A. Vinson . Robert Ormond Walker . Charles R. Wallace . Kenneth R. Wallace . Odell Wallace . Raymond Walterson . Jack Weech . Robert E. Welch . David J. Wetherington . Louis Whidden . Richard Whidden . John L. Whitaker . Alan Wilcox . Edward E. Wilgus . Raymond Carl Willcox . Billy R. Williams . Ernest Williams . Thomas L. Williams . Willis Witty . Charles Woods . Tommy L. Woods . Edward T. Woodson Jr. . Robert A. Wright . Bill Wyman . Thomas H. Yarbrough . William E. Yarbrough Jr. . Ramon F. Yglesias . Carlos Zarate , POW★MIA , You are Not Forgotten , . In dedication to those Floridians for whom the war has not ended; who continue in the military service of their state and nation, as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. We cannot be truly free until the fates of all those not with us are finally known, for until all men are free, no man is truly free.