Arlington Heights in Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Garden of Solace

1959 – 1976

— Oregon Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial —

Garden of Solace Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026

1. Garden of Solace Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the 57,000 men and women of Oregon who served in Vietnam

So long as we are not forgotten we do not die. And thus this garden is a place of life.

Erected 1987 by Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Fund.

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

Location. 45° 30.717′ N, 122° 43.113′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County. It is in Arlington Heights. It can be reached from the intersection of Southwest Canyon Road and Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Pathway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4000 SW Canyon Rd, Portland OR 97221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge

and in the Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1959 – 1965 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1966 – 1967 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1972 – 1976 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1968 – 1969 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1970 – 1971 (within shouting distance of this marker); Oregon Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Les AuCoin (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . . The Garden Of Solace Honors Oregon's Vietnam Veterans (OPB).

Architect Doug Macy donated the design, a spiraling path up a hill flanked by granite monuments, carved with the names of the nearly 800 Oregon soldiers killed or missing in Vietnam. The spiral pattern is meant to evoke birth, life, death and rebirth.

(Submitted on August 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026

2. Garden of Solace Marker

This marker is located at the end of a long walkway within Hoyt Arboretum.

The Garden of Solace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026

3. The Garden of Solace

The Garden of Solace is a manicured lawn with an ascending spiral pathway. Additional memorials are placed at intervals along the pathway.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.