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Vietnam Conflict Memorial

 
 
Vietnam Conflict Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Geoffrey S. Zub, May 28, 2012
1. Vietnam Conflict Memorial Marker
Inscription. 5 August 1964 • 7 May 1975
Dedicated by the people of Franklin to honor those who served their country during hostilities in Vietnam.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 42° 5.36′ N, 71° 24.094′ W. Memorial is in Franklin, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Square on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Franklin MA 02038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean Conflict Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Spanish American War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birthplace of Horace Mann (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eric Lee Hatch (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2012, by Geoffrey S. Zub of Franklin, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on November 21, 2012, by Geoffrey S. Zub of Franklin, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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