Tri-County Technical College unveiled its newly relocated and redesigned Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Wednesday. The monument honors service members from Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties who died during the Vietnam War.
Originally dedicated in 1980, the memorial was the first Vietnam Veterans Memorial in South Carolina. The memorial once stood at the main entrance to the College’s Pendleton Campus, but It now resides behind Oconee Hall, one of the most highly trafficked areas of campus.
Former TCTC President Don C. Garrison conceived the original memorial, which was made possible through contributions from students, faculty, staff and veteran organizations. Anderson County State House Representative Blake Sanders, a landscape architect by profession, played a key role in the memorial's relocation and redesign.
The ceremony included a presentation of the colors by the Pendleton High School Air Force JROTC, the national anthem by TCTC student musicians, and a formal dedication and moment of silence.
