DeKalb in DeKalb County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Viet Nam Era Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

1. Viet Nam Era Veterans Memorial Bench Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to:
Those that served 1960-75
Sponsored by:
Michael T Embrey, USAF Veteran

Erected 2022 by the DeKalb Elks Lodge No. 765.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, Vietnam.

Location. 41° 55.755′ N, 88° 46.363′ W. Memorial is in DeKalb, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It can be reached from South Annie Glidden Road south of West Lincoln Highway (Illinois Route 38), on the right when traveling north. This memorial is located at the DeKalb Veterans Memorial at the DeKalb Elks Lodge 765. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 209 S Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb IL 60115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans (here, next to this marker); DeKalb Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honoring American Women Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Barbed Wire Manufacturing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Northern Illinois University Entrance (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northern Illinois University 75th Anniversary Time Capsule (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northern Illinois State Normal School (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeKalb.

Viet Nam Era Veterans Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

2. Viet Nam Era Veterans Memorial Bench

DeKalb Veterans Memorial Benches image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

3. DeKalb Veterans Memorial Benches

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.