[Leica] PESO: New Vietnam War Memorial in Oklahoma City

[Robert Baron]

Here is the inscription at the base of the statue:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000172BaseBW.jpg.html

And here it does appear they are standing guard over a shopping center:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000180c1StatueLookingWest.jpg.html

--Bob

>>On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> John you are correct, it is the flag of the former South Vietnam.
>
> This is a small park recently refurbished in the heart of the Asian
> District in Oklahoma City and the statue was erected and dedicated within
> the past month or so.
>
> During and after the Vietnam war there were a lot of refugees settled in
> Oklahoma City, hosted by various church and civic groups.  Dare I say it is
> a shining example of enlightened immigration policy?
>
> --Bob
>
> ===On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 1:48 PM, John Lee <jwlee01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's the South Vietnamese flag.
>>
>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Interesting. What is the flag on the right—is the OK state flag?
>> > And is a coicidence that the bakery across the street has a Vietnamese
>> > name?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Nathan
>> >
>>
>> > > On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:57, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com
>> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000171c1VNWar
>> Memorial.jpg.html
>> > >
>>
>