Southern Ute Veterans Association
Vietnam Monument
Vietnam Veterans Monument
Vietnam Veterans Monument Back
The Vietnam Veterans Monument was the first of its type to honor Southern Ute Vietnam veterans' duty in combat. It sits on the East side of the Veterans Memorial Park facing inward. It was set there to honor the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall, which came through Ignacio, CO in September 1997.
This war saw the second-highest number of tribal members to serve in any U.S. military conflict: 42 enlisted or were drafted. Only World War II had more at 43. Of the 42 who served, 18 went to Vietnam. All returned. We have since lost half of this group, but memories and dreams still keep them with us to this day.
The monument has a map of Vietnam below the words.
