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VIDEO: Hundreds attended the dedication of Vietnam War Memorial in West Hawai‘i

The memorial was made a possible by a group of Vietnam veterans who formed the nonprofit West Hawai‘i Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Association. The group raised $75,000 in 17 months to construct the 6-foot-tall by 7-foot-long memorial, crafted in basalt rock.

West Hawaiʻi Vietnam War Memorial to be dedicated on 50th anniversary of war’s end

The public is invited to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony to unveil the West Hawaiʻi Vietnam War Memorial on March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day.