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List of New York City parks relating to the Vietnam War

List of New York City parks relating to the Vietnam War

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Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals who participated in the Vietnam War or contain monuments relating to the war.

Vietnam Veterans Plaza during the Transit Veterans Association's 2014 annual Memorial Day ceremony

Manhattan

Bronx

  • Carlos J. Lozada Playground[4]

Queens

Brooklyn

  • Barone Triangle[14]
  • Colonel Donald Cook Square[15]
  • Hickman Playground[16]
  • John Allen Payne Park[17]
  • Pfc Norton Playground[18]
  • Russell Pedersen Playground[19]
  • Father Kehoe Square has a memorial for this war.[20]
  • John Paul Jones Park has a memorial for this war.[21]

Staten Island


References

  1. "Vietnam Veterans Plaza". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  2. Brand, David (November 28, 2018). "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Finally Breaks Ground in Elmhurst Park". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. "New Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Elmhurst Park is a long time in coming". TimesLedger. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

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