Fayette County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Memorial in honor of the fifty men from Fayette County, Pennsylvania (forty-nine were killed in action and one was missing in action) who never returned home. The monument has them listed by year of death and includes name, age and home town. In subsequent years there have been two additions. On May 22, 1999, a gold star dogwood tree was planted in honor of the fifty mothers and fathers. On May 25,2008, a monument was dedicated in memory of Samuel D. Shimek who went missing in action.