Pecos in Reeves County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Reeves County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2014

1. Reeves County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to
the eternal memory
of the men of
Reeves County
and
Barstow
who gave their lives

Korean Conflict
Reeves County
• Ruben J. Gomez MIA 11-2-50 • Thomas R. Russell 11-4-51
• Walter L. Hood MIA -51

Viet Nam Conflict
Reeves County
• Larry A. Bradley 1-7-70 • William M. Harrison 2-6-69
• Otha Weldon Exum 2-8-68 • Richard L. Henry 6-24-69
• Manuel M. Gonzales 12-10-67 • Joe M. Juarez 12-10-68
• Ernesto S. Perea 3-26-68
Barstow
• Jose Renteria Diaz 4-12-69 • Emilio Gamboa Garcia 1-23-68
• John F. Hummel MIA 3-6-71

”Greater love hath no man than this
that a many lay down his life for his friends.”

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 31° 25.457′ N, 103° 29.653′ W. Memorial is in Pecos, Texas, in Reeves County. It can be reached from East 4th Street west of U.S. 285, on the left when traveling west. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted at eye-level directly on the Reeves County Courthouse, just to the right of the main front entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 East 4th Street, Pecos TX 79772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Texas.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Reeves County World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); George R. Reeves (here, next to this marker); First Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Pecos City (approx. ¼ mile away); Orient Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); The Pecos Cantaloupe (approx. ¼ mile away); Reeves County-Pecos, Texas (approx. ¼ mile away); Spanish Explorers (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pecos.

Reeves County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial (<i>wide view; marker visible right of entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2014

2. Reeves County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial (wide view; marker visible right of entrance)

Reeves County Courthouse (<i>marker visible on right side of front entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2014

3. Reeves County Courthouse (marker visible on right side of front entrance)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.