Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Viet-Nam War Memorial
July 4,1965 March 28,1973
Photographed by Mary Thurman, October 11, 2008
1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker
Marker Front:
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. Memorial is in Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County. It is on Nevada Avenue. This is located at the Trinidad Welcome Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 309 Nevada, Trinidad CO 81082, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Republic of Texas.
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); Trinidad (a few steps from this marker); The Last Coal Burning Steam Engine
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
2. Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker (Reverse)
Photographed by Mark Hilton
3. Comments at base of memorial.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
4. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
5. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
6. More Veterans Who Proudly Served in Viet-Nam
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
7. Viet-Nam War Memorial Marker at Colorado Welcome Center
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. This page has been viewed 1,269 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.
