The dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster was held Sunday, April 27, 2003, commemorating the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.  The 11:00 am ceremony was held at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park, 14180 All American Way, in Westminster.

The Vietnam War Memorial project was initiated by Westminster City Councilman Frank G. Fry in 1997. A committee was formed to select a sculptor/designer to build a Vietnam War Memorial in the City of Westminster. Tuan Nguyen, a renowned sculptor/designer was unanimously chosen to sculpt the statue and design the immediate surroundings. On April 29, 2002, the site construction began.

Donations

• Tax deductible donations for the construction of the memorial, questions, etc., can be addressed to City of  Westminster, Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster
• Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster website is http://www.vnwarmemorial.com.
• Non-profit organization (501C3 #33-0910727)

About the Sculptor

Tuan Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1963 to an artistic family. Tuan began sculpting at an early age. He experienced the fall of Saigon in 1975 and survived many failed escapes, but eventually made it to the Untied States in 1988. In 1997, he was commissioned to create a memorial bust for the Nicole Brown Simpson Charitable Foundation, and most recently the 15-foot monument of the Vietnam War Memorial. For more information about the sculptor, email to ntuan@pacbell.net.

More Information

• The completion of the statue in the year 2000 was significant to history's time-line: exactly 25 years since the end of the Vietnam War.
• The Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster is located in Sid Goldstein Freedom Park, 14180 All American Way, Westminster.