Vietnam Veterans Monument
Overview
The Vietnam Veterans Monument was erected in 2014 by the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument Committee.
- Sculptor: Duke Sundt
- Capitol Historical Artifact Collection, State Preservation Board
The monument features five bronze statues atop a Texas Sunset Red Granite base encircled with eight bronze bas-relief panels. The monument honors the 3,417 men and women of Texas who served and died in the Vietnam War (1964-1973). The bronze figures depict an infantry patrol in action and represent the racial diversity of Texas culture. The bas-relief panels depict the individual military forces utilized during the war.