The Inland Northwest Vietnam Veterans Memorial in
Spokane
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Washington
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was designed by
Deborah Copenhaver Fellows.
The memorial is a bronze statue of a male soldier holding a letter. The bronze part weighs , and the granite base weighs . The artist's commission was $95,000, raised through local donations after Portland, Oregon made a bid to buy the statue.
It was created in 1984, and dedicated on November 11, 1985, after installation in
Riverfront Park.
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Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)
Monuments and memorials in Washington (state)
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Vietnam War monuments and memorials in the United States
Statues in Washington (state)
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