Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Viet-Nam War Memorial
July 4,1965 March 28,1973
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:
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 (approx. Ό mile away); A Clash of Cultures (approx. Ό mile away); The Coal Miner's Canary (approx. Ό mile away); Coal Miners' Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); The Santa Fe Trail (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trinidad.
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