This memorial pylon is proudly dedicated to the members of the Philippine contingents and Philippine Civic Action groups to Vietnam (PHILCON-V and PHILCAG-V). These dedicated men and women served as medical, dental, engineering construction, community and psychological workers, and security complement who offered tremendous sacrifices as they alleviated human sufferings in war-ravaged Vietnam from 1964-1971. Inscribed on the memorial pylon are the words: “To build and not to destroy, to bring the Vietnamese people happiness and not sorrow, to develop goodwill and not hatred.”
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL PYLON
This memorial pylon is proudly dedicated to the members of the Philippine contingents and Philippine Civic Action groups to Vietnam (PHILCON-V and PHILCAG-V). These dedicated men and women served as medical, dental, engineering construction, community and psychological workers, and security complement who offered tremendous sacrifices as they alleviated human sufferings in war-ravaged Vietnam from 1964-1971. Inscribed on the memorial pylon are the words: “To build and not to destroy, to bring the Vietnamese people happiness and not sorrow, to develop goodwill and not hatred.”