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Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument

 
 
Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016
1. Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument
Inscription.
In Honor
To Those Men and Women
From Windsor Locks Who Served
In the Armed Forces of
The United States of America
During the Vietnam War
1964 — 1973

Erected by the Town of Windsor Locks
And the Veterans Memorial Committee
May 1976

( inscription at top right )
We cannot control the tragic
Things that happen to us
But we can control the way
We face up to them.
    Newman

 
Erected 1976 by the Town of Windsor Locks and the Veterans Memorial Committee.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 55.486′ N, 72° 37.644′ W. Monument is in Windsor Locks in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) and Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. Located in front of Soldiers Memorial Hall. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1 South Main Street, Windsor Locks CT 06096, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Windsor Locks World War I and II Monument (here, next to this marker); Windsor Locks Korean Conflict Monument (here, next to this marker);
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Soldiers Memorial Hall (a few steps from this marker); Windsor Locks (approx. half a mile away); East Windsor Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Timeline (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Windsor Locks Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Canal Today (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor Locks.
 
Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016
2. Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 6, 2026