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Tri An Monument (Jeffersontown, Kentucky) - Memorial to Vietnam War Veterans
Posted on 5/26/24 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 5/26/24 at 12:51 pm
Thought it would be appropriate to share here given the proximity to Memorial Day and some might appreciate. I have the privilege of living near Veterans Memorial Park in a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky and often walk/jog in the area or will take a quick lunch in the park. The park itself is the first park in Kentucky dedicated solely to veterans that was fully opened back in 2018.
Just yesterday I went over to do some birding but also to take some photos of the new Tri An Monument that has been dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War. My soon to be FIL served and also worked as a war photographer during Vietnam and is part of the group of Vietnamese refugees and local veterans who helped get the monument built.
Tri An Foundation - Group who helped build monument with information
A couple quick notes to go along with the pictures:
- The 8 columns represent the 8 countries in which fought to defeat communism in South Vietnam.
- The granite the columns and part of the monument is made from was imported from South Vietnam.
- The granite columns were made to look like bamboo trees that were often protective barriers around villages in Vietnam.
Just yesterday I went over to do some birding but also to take some photos of the new Tri An Monument that has been dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War. My soon to be FIL served and also worked as a war photographer during Vietnam and is part of the group of Vietnamese refugees and local veterans who helped get the monument built.
Tri An Foundation - Group who helped build monument with information
A couple quick notes to go along with the pictures:
- The 8 columns represent the 8 countries in which fought to defeat communism in South Vietnam.
- The granite the columns and part of the monument is made from was imported from South Vietnam.
- The granite columns were made to look like bamboo trees that were often protective barriers around villages in Vietnam.
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 12:53 pm to BluegrassBelle
Ty for posting the pics.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 1:02 pm to BluegrassBelle
that is awesome - my dad was in Nam also, thankfully he was stationed in Morocco as a radioman manning teletype machines.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 1:22 pm to BluegrassBelle
Kentucky and specifically Louisville screw up a lot of stuff but one thing they are great at is having awesome parks and memorials.
Been there a few times. Very well done.
Been there a few times. Very well done.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 2:09 pm to BluegrassBelle
Excellent post and pics, thank you.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 2:20 pm to BluegrassBelle
The granite used in the monument was imported from Vietnam.
History is profited from by the victors.
Interesting article, thanks for sharing it.
History is profited from by the victors.
Interesting article, thanks for sharing it.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 2:44 pm to BluegrassBelle
Very inspiring
Posted on 5/26/24 at 2:48 pm to BluegrassBelle
Tragic what happened but the influx of Vietnamese immigrants that resulted has been a plus for this country.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 3:10 pm to BluegrassBelle
That’s a great monument. A good friend of mine is one of the grandsons of General Vang Pao (they’re Hmong so think Asian mountain people/rednecks). The General is revered in their community for fighting the communists and helping lead the relocation to the US. The commies are still fighting against the Hmong to this day. We had a massive influx of Southeast Asians locally not long after the war. I grew up with a lot of them. The Hmong are good people and they hate the commies with a passion for what they did and continue to do.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 3:42 pm to Figgy
I was this many days old when I learned 8 countries fought for the American side in the Vietnam war.
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