On Two Fronts
On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam examines the Latino experience during a war that placed its heaviest burden on working class youth. Framing the documentary are memoirs of two siblings, Everett and Delia Alvarez, who stood on opposite sides of the Vietnam War, one as a POW and the other protesting at home. Other stories deepen the narrative: in Greenlee County, Arizona, miners’ children fought and died for their country in devastating proportions. Sisters and mothers took notice and action. A farmworker’s son translated his military experience into a career before resigning in protest from his post on a local draft board.
Organizations and community members in Chicago have created memorials and monuments dedicated to the service of local and national heroes. We hope you will reconnect with their legacy of bravery and service by exploring military monuments and memorials in Chicago using the map below.
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Memorial Water Wall
Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Drive -
Elks National Memorial and Headquarters
2750 N. Lakeview Avenue -
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Rotunda and Memorial Hall
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street -
Victory Monument
35th Street and Martin Luther King Drive -
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza
25 E. Riverwalk South / Wacker Drive at Wabash Street -
Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza
26th Street and Kolin Avenue -
Chinese American Veterans Memorial
W. Cermak Road & South Archer Avenue -
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road -
WW I Memorial (A.K.A. Honor Roll for Vets)
Monument Park, 6679 N. Avondale Avenue -
Tribute to Freedom Monument
Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Drive -
Nathan Hale Monument
Tribune Tower, 435 N Michigan Avenue -
Eternal Flame Monument
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street -
Cpl. Conner T. Lowry Memorial
Beverly Park, 2460 W. 102nd Street -
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Kennedy Park, 11320 S. Western Avenue -
WW II Memorial Fountain
Trumbull Park, 2400 E. 105th Street -
Confederate Mound Monument
Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 E. 67th Street -
WW II Memorial Drinking Fountain
Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Avenue -
WW I War Memorial
West Pullman Park, 401 W. 123rd Street -
Mexican-American Vietnam Veteran Mural
9100 S. Brandon and 91st Street -
Pritzker Military Museum and Library
104 S. Michigan Avenue -
John Alexander Logan Monument
Grant Park, 9th Street and Michigan Avenue -
Memorial Walkway
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road - Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road - Korean Soldiers Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road - Men and Women Who Served All Wars Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road - Pearl Harbor Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road
- U.S. Navy Armed Guard WW II Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road - U.S. Submarine Veterans of WW II Memorial
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road