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- ↑ "Vietnam War Comradeship Memorial". 11 April 2012.
- ↑ Dawson, Drew (March 29, 2019). "Vietnam War Memorial Unveiled in Augusta". WGPB Georgia Public Radio. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ "New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial".
- ↑ Bolin Plaza, Self-guided tour: Memorial Map of Wesley Bolin Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, Centennial Edition 1912-2012
- ↑ "The Story Behind Asiatown's Vietnam War Memorial". www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/06/vietnam-war-memorial-houston.
- ↑ "Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial".
- ↑ "Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida". www.vietnamwallofsouthwestflorida.org.
- ↑ "Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster". letsgoseeit.com.
- ↑ "Vietnam Veterans Replica Wall Memorial".