Downtown in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fox Tech Vietnam Fallen Heroes Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, March 8, 2026

1. Fox Tech Vietnam Fallen Heroes Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Fox Tech Vietnam Fallen Heroes Memorial. . "A national reveals itself not only be the men it produces, but also, by the men it honors, the men it remembers." - President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The Vietnam War took the lives of more than 58,220 Americans. Over the duration of American involvement in the war, from 1964-1975, more than 304 thousand Americans were also wounded or permanently injured. The MEMORIAL was created to honor the twenty-three former students from Louis W. Fox Tech High School who perished during the Vietnam War. Through this MEMORIAL we will forever recognize the legacy of bravery in defense of the United States of America. The twenty-three Vietnam fallen heroes stand shoulder-to-shoulder with this school's former students who lost their lives and served their beloved nation during World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict. The families and friends of these fallen heroes hope that the MEMORIAL will inform Fox Tech students and the San Antonio community of the sacrifices made by our twenty-three heroes. Their passing was grieved by student body, the school administration, faculty, staff, families, and our community. This MEMORIAL Fox Tech students, past, present, and future. This MEMORIAL was designed and created by Tom Rogan of Rogan Granite Industries Illinois. It is constructed of black granite, which was mined from the same quarry in Bangalore, India as the black granite used for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The Texas emblem placed onto the MEMORIAL originates from the last remaining panel originally designated to be used the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. In keeping with the proud Fox Tech Family tradition of remembering their veterans, this MEMORIAL received tremendous support from our generous community. Alumni groups and individuals such as the Fox Tech Vietnam War Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee, the Tech Amigas, the Buffalo Herd, Robert Corbo of Corbo Industries, Principal Jennifer D. Benavides, and former alumni from the 1960s to the present, were responsible for funding and organizing events for the MEMORIAL. We will be eternally thankful for their assistance. In designing, planning, and building this MEMORIAL, our efforts have been guided by the immortal words of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. We have met this most noble obligation of producing, honoring, and remembering our twenty-three beloved brothers and heroes. On May 18, 2019, the MEMORIAL was dedicated and accepted by President Pattie Radle and Vice President Art Valdes of the San Antonio Independent School District.

"A national reveals itself not only be the men it produces, but also, by the men it honors, the men it remembers."
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Vietnam War took the lives of more than 58,220 Americans. Over the duration of American involvement in the war, from 1964-1975, more than 304 thousand Americans were also wounded or permanently injured.

The MEMORIAL was created to honor the twenty-three former students from Louis W. Fox Tech High School who perished during the Vietnam War. Through this MEMORIAL we will forever recognize the legacy of bravery in defense of the United States of America.

The twenty-three Vietnam fallen heroes stand shoulder-to-shoulder with this school's former students who lost their lives and served their beloved nation during World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict.

The families and friends of these fallen heroes hope that the MEMORIAL will inform Fox Tech students and the San Antonio community of the sacrifices made by our twenty-three heroes. Their passing was grieved by student body, the school administration, faculty, staff, families, and our community.

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This MEMORIAL Fox Tech students, past, present, and future.

This MEMORIAL was designed and created by Tom Rogan of Rogan Granite Industries Illinois. It is constructed of black granite, which was mined from the same quarry in Bangalore, India as the black granite used for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The Texas emblem placed onto the MEMORIAL originates from the last remaining panel originally designated to be used the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

In keeping with the proud Fox Tech Family tradition of remembering their veterans, this MEMORIAL received tremendous support from our generous community. Alumni groups and individuals such as the Fox Tech Vietnam War Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee, the Tech Amigas, the Buffalo Herd, Robert Corbo of Corbo Industries, Principal Jennifer D. Benavides, and former alumni from the 1960s to the present, were responsible for funding and organizing events for the MEMORIAL. We will be eternally thankful for their assistance.

In designing, planning, and building this MEMORIAL, our efforts have been guided by the immortal words of President John Fitzgerald

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Photographed by Dave W, March 8, 2026

2. Fox Tech Vietnam Fallen Heroes Memorial

Kennedy. We have met this most noble obligation of producing, honoring, and remembering our twenty-three beloved brothers and heroes.

On May 18, 2019, the MEMORIAL was dedicated and accepted by President Pattie Radle and Vice President Art Valdes of the San Antonio Independent School District.

Erected by Fox Tech Vietnam War Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee.

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

Location. 29° 25.97′ N, 98° 29.659′ W. Memorial is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Buffalo Run, on the right when traveling south on North Main Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 662 N Main Ave, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of

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Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fallen Heroes of the Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); San Antonio High School (a few steps from this marker); Central Christian Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Ursuline Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ursuline Academy/Augusta Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); San Pedro Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Rincon/Douglass School (approx. ¼ mile away); John William and María Jesusa Curbelo-Delgado Smith (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.