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Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial

 
 
Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
1. Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial Honor Roll
Inscription.

For those who fought and died
We cry with loving pride
For those who are not yet home
We won't let you stand alone
For those who are called survivor
We pledge our honor
For those who are named here
We will forever hold dear

Charles B. Jeffries, Jr., Army 3-16-66
Gary L. Harbin, Army 12-8-66
John P. Crandall, Army 3-21-67
William W. Bishop, Army 4-19-67
Ramiro Cardenas, Marine 2-27-68
Richard L. Garlick, Marine 3-1-68
Dennis A. Toadvine, Marine 3-11-68
James L. Lake, Army 5-12-68
Albert E. Dahl, Army 5-13-68
Gerald J. La Fleur, Army 7-15-68
Karl R. Haring, Army 9-24-68
Robert D. Herreid, Army 10-10-68
James A. Asher, Army 1-8-69
Ronald D. Jewell, Marine 2-26-69
Thomas L. Gaines, Jr., Army 3-1-69
Chuck M. Stadel, Army 4-5-69
Michael W. Hagie, Marine 6-8-69
Dennis W. Kabara, Army 1-10-70
William R. Di Santis, Army 4-15-70
Gregory L. Peffer, Army 1-22-71
John L. Luke, Army 3-6-71
Robert B. Curran, Army 8-5-71


 
Erected 1990.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 45.797′ N, 88° 18.85′ W.
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Memorial is in Aurora, Illinois, in Kane County. It is at the intersection of Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) and Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Wilder Promenade (Park), Aurora IL 60506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wilder Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); The Illiniwek and “The Illinois Country” (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tivoli Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hobbs Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Block & Kuhl Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Aurora Hotel • Leland Hotel
Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
2. Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial
(approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
 
Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
3. Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial
In distance
Aurora Police Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
4. Aurora Police Memorial Marker
At base of flagpole near Vietnam Veteran Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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