![A closeup of the Vietnam War Memorial on Memorial Drive](/sites/places/files/styles/landscape_col_xl_12/public/2022-08/main_26.jpg?h=226d2e6a&itok=jg5ANJ8i)
On May 25, 1986, KU's Vietnam War Memorial, the first on-campus commemoration in the nation, was dedicated. It honors 59 students and alumni who died or were declared missing in the conflict.
The 65-foot, L-shaped wall of native Kansas limestone, at the west end of Memorial Drive, was created by Doran Abel, an architecture major; Stephen Grabow, professor of architecture; and Greg Wade, KU’s landscape architect. Student Senate appropriations and donations from students, alumni, and veterans funded the memorial.
Vietnam War Memorial
Memorial DriveLawrence, KS 66045
![KU’s Vietnam War Memorial lists the names of students and alumni who died or were declared missing during the war](/sites/places/files/styles/landscape_col_xl_6/public/2022-08/1702807_AW_Fall%20Color%20Walk-11.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=bR7f16H7)