Junction City, Kansas -
Kansas Vietnam Memorial

The Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated July 4, 1987. It is constructed of 7 black granite panels and stands 13 feet tall and 46 feet long. Four of the panels bear the names of 753 Kansans killed in action in Vietnam. Another panel displays the names of 38 Kansans who were still missing in action in 1987 from the southeast Asian war. Two military decorations, the Purple Heart and the Vietnam Campaign ribbon are also engraved on the panel with the MIAs. The remaining two panels depict two soldiers in larger-than-life size.

Junction City, Kansas is located in the Flint Hills next to historic Ft. Riley, whose history dates back to pre-Kansas days when settlers traveling the Sante Fe trail needed protection. [Shari, 01/01/2003]