Downtown in Rapid City in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rapid City Area Vietnam War Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

1. Rapid City Area Vietnam War Honored Dead Marker

Inscription.

In Memory - Vietnam Veterans

David Orson Fjerstad
3/28/47 · 2/27/67
U.S. Army Corporal
19 years old

David Warren Cutshall
1/11/47 · 3/6/68
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal
21 Years old

Daniel James Kirchgesler
9/22/46 · 8/21/69
U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant
22 years old

"I saw them almost every day
in high school. I'll remember them
every day for the rest of my life."
Pat Hall

Erected by City of Rapid City.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.

Location. 44° 4.878′ N, 103° 13.743′ W. Memorial is in Rapid City, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business Interstate 90) and 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is on the Lyndon B. Johnson monument pedestal. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 701 Main Street, Rapid City SD 57701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West River

and in the Badlands.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the

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Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lyndon B. Johnson (here, next to this marker); Rapid City's Downtown Historic District (here, next to this marker); Vanishing Elements of Our Past (a few steps from this marker); The Growth of Rapid City (a few steps from this marker); The National Humane Alliance Fountain (a few steps from this marker); Andrew Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); James Monroe (within shouting distance of this marker); John Quincy Adams (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rapid City.

Regarding Rapid City Area Vietnam War Honored Dead. Although on the LBJ monument, these honored dead deserve their own marker recognition.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

2. Rapid City Area Vietnam War Honored Dead Marker

On LBJ monument pedestal

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.