Oregon Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
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Get directions 4000 SW Canyon Road ; Washington Park / Hoyt Arboretum
Portland, Oregon, USACoordinates: 45.51200, -122.71857 - livingmemorial.us/vhomepage.html
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Each year over 25,000 people visit the memorial. They come to pay their respects, honor the dead and try to reconcile their feelings over one of the most controversial and devisive chapters in American history.
¶ The memorial is maintained by volunteers and funded through generous tax-deducttable contributions:
Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Fund
1750 SW Skyline Blvd., #15
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 291-1982
¶ The FindAGrave Memorials enrolled here are a Cenotaph Listing¹ of Oregon Veterans killed in action (KIA), or missing in action (MIA), during the Vietnam War; as depicted at the Oregon Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial, located in Portland, Oregon, at Hoyt Arboreum; Washington Park.
The cenotaph is divided into six alcoves:
* Alcove 1: 1959 - 1965
* Alcove 2: 1966 - 1967
* Alcove 3: 1968 - 1969
* Alcove 4: 1970 - 1971
* Alcove 5: 1972 - 1976
* Alcove 6: MIA
(Missing In Action; as of November 11, 1987)
¹Cenotaph: A tomb or memorial erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are buried elsewhere.
Each year over 25,000 people visit the memorial. They come to pay their respects, honor the dead and try to reconcile their feelings over one of the most controversial and devisive chapters in American history.
¶ The memorial is maintained by volunteers and funded through generous tax-deducttable contributions:
Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Fund
1750 SW Skyline Blvd., #15
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 291-1982
¶ The FindAGrave Memorials enrolled here are a Cenotaph Listing¹ of Oregon Veterans killed in action (KIA), or missing in action (MIA), during the Vietnam War; as depicted at the Oregon Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial, located in Portland, Oregon, at Hoyt Arboreum; Washington Park.
The cenotaph is divided into six alcoves:
* Alcove 1: 1959 - 1965
* Alcove 2: 1966 - 1967
* Alcove 3: 1968 - 1969
* Alcove 4: 1970 - 1971
* Alcove 5: 1972 - 1976
* Alcove 6: MIA
(Missing In Action; as of November 11, 1987)
¹Cenotaph: A tomb or memorial erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are buried elsewhere.
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- Added: 4 Apr 2014
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2536099
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