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Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 89°39′45″W. Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the 2,970 Illinois residents who are listed as killed or listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. Dedicated in 1988, the Memorial includes the names of the dead or missing carved in black granite walls that ...
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, dedicated on November 11, 2005. [1] Description and history.
The National Veterans Art Museum, formerly the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, located at 4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago's six corners neighborhood, is dedicated to displaying and studying art produced by veterans from the Vietnam War and other wars and conflicts. Originally a traveling exhibition, while in Chicago it was viewed by ...
A U.S. Marine who served in the Vietnam War and championed veterans issues in central Illinois died last week. Vietnam War veteran, proponent of veterans issues around Lincoln and central Illinois ...
The newest, southwest section opened after 1945. Its design follows the Memorial Park style, in which roadways are wide enough for motor vehicles. [2] Oak Ridge has a Korean War memorial, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial and the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum ...
Joseph Francis Ambrose (May 24, 1896 – May 1, 1988) was a World War I veteran from the U.S. state of Illinois who served with Company I, 140th Infantry, 35th Division, A. E. F., from 1917 to 1919, becoming nationally known for his photo at the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the age of 86.
Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument. Lincoln Memorial Bridge. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden. Lincoln Monument (Dixon, Illinois) Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial. List of monuments and memorials on the SIU-C Campus.
Robinson Elementary School. (Lyons, Illinois) Robinson Army Reserve Training Center (Chicago) James William "Jim" Robinson Jr. (August 30, 1940 – April 11, 1966) was an American soldier and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. Robinson earned the award while serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was a Sergeant (E-5) in the ...