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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
This is the second Vietnam memorial on Capitol Campus, built after veterans advocated for a memorial that would better honor their comrades who fought in the Vietnam War and never made it back home.
Facts
Artist
Kris Snider
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Year Installed
1987
Materials
Granite
Theme
Memorial
About Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The first memorial was dedicated on November 11, 1982, by Governor John Spellman. A group of veterans soon began lobbying for a new memorial that would better honor those who lost their lives in Vietnam.
Fundraising for this project was such a success that the $178,000 cost of construction was funded entirely by private donors. A total of 1,466 individuals, groups, and corporations donated money. Shortly before the widely attended dedication ceremony on Memorial Day in 1987, the memorial committee returned the money that had been donated by the state government.
Inscriptions
The memorial is inscribed with the names of 1,124 state residents killed or missing and the following words:
Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial
To all my brothers and sisters who made it back, but never made it home. In memory of those who have died from physical and emotional wounds received while serving in the Vietnam War. We honor and recognize their pain and suffering, but above all we respect the courage of these Washington State residents. When our country called, you were there. We have not forgotten, you are not alone.
You Now Rest in Glory.
