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Portland Maine Korea and Vietnam Memorial

 
 
Portland Maine Korea and Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James R. Murray, August 6, 2016
1. Portland Maine Korea and Vietnam Memorial Marker
Inscription.
To the memory of those men of the City of Portland who gave their lives in
1950 Korea 1955
1964 Vietnam 1975
51 names inscribed
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 43° 39.555′ N, 70° 15.427′ W. Marker is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in Downtown. Memorial is on Congress Street, on the left when traveling west. One of the pair of war memorials at the right side entrance steps as you enter Portland City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 389 Congress St, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Portland Maine World War I Marker (here, next to this marker); Portland Maine World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Portland Maine Spanish War / World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Press Herald Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist (about 400 feet away); Hack Stand of Reuben Ruby (about 500 feet away); In 1745 (about 500 feet away); Asa Clapp / Asa William Henry Clapp / Mary Jane Emerson Clapp (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
 
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Portland Maine Korea and Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James R. Murray, August 6, 2016
2. Portland Maine Korea and Vietnam Memorial Marker
View of the right side steps as you enter City Hall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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