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Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial

In Memory of Vietnam War Dead

 
 
Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
1. Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Vietnam War Dead

Dedicated to those from Delaware and
New Jersey who made the Supreme Sacrifice
in the Service of their Country

 
Erected 1977 by The Delaware River and Bay Authority.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 39° 41.696′ N, 75° 33.027′ W. Memorial is near New Castle, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in New Castle Hundred. It can be reached from the intersection of Cherry Lane and New Castle Avenue (Delaware Route 9). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Castle DE 19720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delaware - Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Delaware Memorial Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Delaware & New Jersey WWII Submariners Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wounded Combat Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Garrett E. Lyons (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware River and Bay Authority Veterans Dedication (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.
 
Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
2. Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial Marker
Vietnam Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013
3. Vietnam Memorial Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 16, 2026