Virginia XI

On a recent trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, I assumed the the town had a Vietnam Memorial and set out to find it.

Well, they do, and it is located in Veterans Park (formerly Mid County Park) and honors those from James City County who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Among the ball fields, near a gazebo, the memorial stands, peacefully, among some trees.

 Unique, I think, is that the inscription of names is the same on each side. I can't recall having seen this elsewhere.

Dedicated in 1993 as a gift from a local, David Hooker, I think that it was located somewhere else for a time, but have been unable to verify that. Regardless, it stands, proudly, here now, presumably for all time.

 The park is located on Ironbound Road

Next time, on the 31st, we will take another trip to Washington, so meet me there, as always, at 9:00am.

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