 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz.
The small town of Wentzville is about 40 miles west of St. Louis, on I-70. In December 1967 the citizens of Wentzville strung a 30-foot tree with lights in honor of the town's military men serving in Vietnam. The memorial's original intention was to raise funds to send Christmas gifts to local men and women serving in Vietnam.
The following year, two local artists created a sculpture for the site, and in 1984 a larger memorial was dedicated. The Wentzville Vietnam Veterans Memorial today is a tall column crafted of red Missouri granite, with an eagle perched at its top.
Many consider it the first Vietnam Memorial in the US.
It reads:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial December 1967
"Whither Thou Goest I Will Go" Ruth. 1:16
The Citizens of the City of Wentzville.
West Pearce Blvd., next to fire station, Wentzville, Saint Charles County Missouri
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