VFW Post 609, the American Legion Post 24, and other Veteran Services Organizations are raising funds to memorialize Alexandrians who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. A plaque honoring them is planned for the City's Monument to its War Dead at the Railroad Station on Memorial Day. The memorial is located at Union Station on Callahan Drive, with an additional plaque on the American Legion Post 24 building, 400 Cameron Street.
Additional plaques honoring those who died in WW II, and the Korean War will follow.
Vietnam War Veterans Plaque Dedication
The Office of the City Historian, Members of VFW Post 609, American Legion Post 24, Alexandria City Officials, and members of other local Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) attended the ceremony on May 27, 2024 to re-dedicate the “1940 Alexandria Monument to the City’s War Dead in All Wars.” The event unveiled the VSO plaque honoring the City’s 68 Veterans who died in the Vietnam War.
