page_title: Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Veterans Memorial
section_title: Memorial Objective
hierarchical_section_title: Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Veterans Memorial / Memorial Objective
caption_attribution_description: English: Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Veterans Memorial. Front. March 29, 2019.
context_page_description: The Augusta-Central Savannah River Area Vietnam War Veterans Memorial is a granite and bronze monument placed in Augusta, Georgia, March 29, 2019, to honor the CSRA's 169 Vietnam War dead, three Ex-Prisoners of War, and one former Missing in Action as well as the region's 15,000 surviving Vietnam War Veterans. The memorial is located in the "Olde Town" section of Augusta, Georgia, on the Broad Street median between Third and Fourth Streets. The monument was designed, purchased, and placed by the Augusta Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars and the chapter's 17 community partners who made up the Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Memorial Initiative Steering Committee.
context_section_description: The memorial's objective is to honor the service and sacrifice of the Augusta and Central Savannah River Area's (CSRA) U.S. military service members who served in Vietnam. The memorial was placed in support of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War (2012-2025), as declared by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 110-181, Section 598) and the Department of Defense's Vietnam War Commemoration program.
caption: Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Veterans Memorial. Front. March 29, 2019.
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