The Bronze Statues of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Located on the grounds of California’s State Capitol Building is the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which was dedicated December 10^th 1988.

Artist Rolf Kriken is the creator of these bronze statues, which depict military life in Vietnam. On the memorial walls, are the engraved 5000+ names of the California service men and women killed or missing in action.

The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located on the North East Corner of Capitol Park at 10^th and L, Sacramento.

Capitol Park at Sacramento consists of 40 acres surrounding the California State Capitol Building. It includes trees from around the globe, and memorials commemorating the important events in California history. These special areas of the park are listed as follows:

• A Civil War Memorial Grove was planted in 1897 with saplings from famous Civil War battlefields.
  
• A life-sized statue of Father Junípero Serra, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by Spain to help colonize California. The 21 missions from San Diego to Sonoma are displayed on a map at the base of this statue.
  
• The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with bronze statues of service men and women depicting military life in Vietnam and featuring engravings of names of Californians killed or missing in action.
  
• The California Veterans Memorial, a granite obelisk honoring California Veterans from the Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.
  
• Firefighters Memorial, a very moving memorial to California Firefighters sits on the north side of the park, not far from the Vietnam War Memorial.
  
• International World Peace Rose Garden, a delightful collection or roses, sits on the east side of the park.
  
• Under Golden California Stars, is located in a newer area of the Capitol Park grounds. It is an exhibit and walkway, which provides an interesting view of where the stars were at pivotal times of California history. It is on the far east side of the capitol building, near the International World Peace Rose Garden.