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Memorial Day pictures from the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Veterans and others gather on Memorial Day at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Monday, May 25, 2026 to remember those who gave their lives in service to the country.

Jay Adams looks over the wall of names following the Memorial Day service at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He wears an MIA T-shirt honoring his wife’s uncle, Carlos Ashlock, who was one of nine men from Philadelphia who went Missing in Action during the Vietnam War. Ashlock was 21 when he went missing in 1967 after a days long combat.
Jay Adams looks over the wall of names following the Memorial Day service at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He wears an MIA T-shirt honoring his wife’s uncle, Carlos Ashlock, who was one of nine men from Philadelphia who went Missing in Action during the Vietnam War. Ashlock was 21 when he went missing in 1967 after a days long combat. Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

The ceremony included presentation of colors, a rifle salute, a bagpipe playing TAPS, placing of wreaths and a keynote address by former Daily News reporter Frank Dougherty. The memorial on Penn’s Landing was dedicated in October 1987. Since then, other names have been added and there are now 648 engraved in the polished granite.

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