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Chelsea in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

City of Chelsea

Vietnam War

 
 
City of Chelsea Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ali Newton, March 29, 2015
1. City of Chelsea Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our nation during the Vietnam War.

PFC Sheldon R. Cohen USA KIA 5/29/66
PFC Michael T. Fitzpatrick USA KIA 7/10/66
PFC Joseph A. Friel USMC KIA 9/21/66
PFC Frank M. Sokoloski USA KIA 10/7/66
Seaman Everett A. Allen USN KIA 7/29/67
PFC Edward J. Rosser USA KIA 8/16/67
PFC John E. Madigan Jr. USA KIA 10/7/67
PFC Salvatore J. Agri USA KIA 4/9/68
PFC John B. Hudson USMC KIA 4/20/68
SP/4 Cyril Mitchell Jr. USA KIA 9/11/68
PFC Bruce J. Kennedy USMC KIA 11/14/68
SP/4 William Thompson Jr. USA KIA 3/24/71

You stand free because we fought
Dedicated by the citizens of Chelsea 11/10/85
 
Erected 1985 by Citizens of Chelsea.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 42° 23.618′ N, 71° 2.007′ W. Memorial is in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is on Broadway, on the left. In front of City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 Broadway, Chelsea MA 02150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this
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memorial is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Soldiers and Sailors of Ward 2 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named City of Chelsea (here, next to this marker); Chelsea Spanish American War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Liberty and Union (within shouting distance of this marker); Chelsea Public Library (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bellingham-Cary Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1935 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chelsea.
 
City of Chelsea Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ali Newton, March 29, 2015
2. City of Chelsea Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2015, by Ali Newton of Boston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2015, by Ali Newton of Boston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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