Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Poughkeepsie Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 2, 2010

1. Poughkeepsie Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Now the trumpet summons us again – not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation," a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
City of Poughkeepsie
Servicemen Killed In
The Republic Of South Viet-Nam
Gannon, Gerald W. 2-19-67
Burns, James P. 6-5-67
Long, Patrick E. 11-16-67
Hoag, Paul R., Jr. 5-13-68
Johnson, Herbert B. 7-5-68
McKinney, Richard H. 7-30-68
Hurlihe, Richard R. 2-15-69
Frye, John R. 7-10-69

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list.

Location. 41° 42.351′ N, 73° 55.704′ W. Marker is in Poughkeepsie, New York, in Dutchess County. Marker

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is on Market Street near East-West Arterial (New York State Route 55), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie NY 12601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cristoforo Colombo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); City Downtown (about 400 feet away); Van Kleeck House Site (about 500 feet away); United States Post Office Poughkeepsie New York (about 600 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away); Vassar Residence (about 700 feet away); Constitution Ratification Site (about 700 feet away); Second Baptist Church (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Poughkeepsie.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 2, 2010

2. Poughkeepsie Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.