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Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Viet-Nam War Memorial

July 4,1965     March 28,1973

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mary Thurman, October 11, 2008
1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker
Inscription. Marker Front:
Dedicated to those who gave the supreme sacrifice

Benjamin J. Belarde, USA • Gary V. Orsland, USMC • Roger A. Blatnick • Isamel B. Armanda, USMC • Peter V. Metas, USA • Bennie Romero, USA • Felidephio B. Gomez, USMC • Anthony B. Roybal, USA • Henry E. Casias, USA

Marker Reverse:
Also...
To the men who served & suffered on the battlefields of Viet-Nam and on the streets of America.
Welcome Home

A list of Viet-Nam War veterans's names is engraved on the marker.
 
Erected 1999.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 37° 10.186′ N, 104° 30.637′ W. Marker is in Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County. This is located at the Trinidad Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 Nevada, Trinidad CO 81082, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Colorado - Trinidad Country / Trinidad - Army of the West (a few steps from this marker); The Last Coal Burning Steam Engine (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinidad's First City Building
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(approx. ¼ mile away); A Clash of Cultures (approx. ¼ mile away); The Coal Miner's Canary (approx. ¼ mile away); Coal Miners' Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Santa Fe Trail (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trinidad.
 
Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker (Reverse) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
2. Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker (Reverse)
Comments at base of memorial. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton
3. Comments at base of memorial.
More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
4. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
Dedicated Jan. 23, 2010
Obelisk installed next to Viet-Nam Memorial
More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
5. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
6. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker at Colorado Welcome Center image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
7. Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker at Colorado Welcome Center
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 27, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri.   2. submitted on July 23, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.   3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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