The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on a hill opposite the library and archives at 365 Vernon Cooper Ln., consists of a large sundial. The shadow of the indicator shaft falls on a granite panel on which are etched the names of Kentuckians killed in the Vietnam War. Each name appears in a place the shadow touches annually on the anniversary of that soldier’s death. Behind the sundial, where the shadow never falls, are the names of veterans missing in action.