Vietnam War Monument

florence_veterans_park55M8+WCP Florence, South Carolina, USA
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The monument to our Vietnam Veterans was dedicated on Saturday, November 11, 2017.

The black Indian granite stone was designed by Bran Oswalt of Brown Memorials and etched by artist Dan Garrison.

Monument Builders of North America awarded it Second Place as ‘best hand etched’ monument in North America for 2016.

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