Vietnam War Memorial
Park on All American Way and walk the memorial grounds slowly. The granite wall reads names, the pond reflects the sky. Come before noon when the light hits clean and the lot isn't full of school groups. Sid Goldstein Freedom Park surrounds it — the whole thing is quieter than you expect.
Walk the full perimeter. The names on the granite wall. Give it twenty minutes and don't rush.
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- 14199 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92683, USA
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