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Historical Highway MarkersDogwood Vietnam MemorialQ-38
The Dogwood Vietnam Memorial, a project of the Charlottesville Dogwood Festival, Inc., was conceived late in 1965 after news arrived of the first casualty of the Vietnam War from this area. Consisting of a plaza with a plaque and flagpole, the memorial was dedicated on 20 Apr. 1966 and is believed to be the nation's first public Vietnam veterans’ memorial. The site honors all who served the United States during the war, especially those from Charlottesville and Albemarle County who gave their lives. The memorial, known as “the hill that heals,” was renovated and expanded in 2014-2015.
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References/Bibliographic Citation: Charlottesville Daily Progress, 20, 21 Apr. 1966, 24 Apr. 2015. Correspondence with Marc Leepson of Vietnam Veterans of America. Crozet Gazette, 6 May 2016. Donald C. Harrison, Distant Patrol: Virginia and the Vietnam War (Virginia Korean-Vietnam War History Council and Department of Historic Resources, 1989). Jim Shisler, “Charlottesville Dogwood Vietnam Memorial…A History.” List of Vietnam Memorials, http://warriorsremembered.com |