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 Vietnam War Memorial - Courthouse lawn, Richmond, MO, USA Posted by:  YoSam.
N 39° 16.719 W 093° 58.602
15S E 415757 N 4348154
Tree shaded Viet Nam Memorial.
Waymark Code: WM5207
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2008
Views: 19
County of Memorial: Ray County.
Location of Memorial: N. Thornton St., courthouse lawn, Richmond.
Sculptor: Tom Corbin
Proper Description: "Eagle with wings spread perched atop a two-tiered base. The upper tier has sixteen sides, with inscriptions and the names of soldiers killed the Vietnam War on each side. The bottom tier is eight-sided." - Smithsonian American Art Museum
Monument Text: VIETNAM WAR
1959 - 1975
To everyone who tries to understand.
We leave you our deaths.
Give them their meaning.
We are young, We have died, Remember Us.
TSGT THOMAS NEWTON
SLOAN
US AIR FORCE
13 Aug. 1937
17 Dec. 1965
Rayville, MO
CPL EDMUND PETRECHKO
US ARMY
23 Nov. 1950
04 Mar. 1971
Richmond, MO
POW/MIA
For Those Who Returned,
Thanks God.
For Those Who Remain,
Please, God.
Placed by:: Ray County
Date Placed: 06/25/1987
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