 The memorial in 2019 | |
| Location | Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Dedicated date | April 2009 |
| Dedicated to | Six local men who died who during the Vietnam War |
The Charlestown Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial commemorating six local men who died who during the Vietnam War, installed outside Veterans Memorial Hall in Charlestown, Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The memorial was dedicated in April 2009. [1]
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