Athens in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Limestone County Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

1. Limestone County Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription. In remembrance of all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice

Thomas Belue Box • Bobby Herald Brewer • Clayton Gerome Craig • James Larry Downs • Gary Elmore • Raymond Garth • James Mabron Hargrove • Gary Curtis Harwell • Ruben Lee Horton • Donald Eugene Johnson • Thomas Allen Johnson • James Ray Killion, Jr. • Frank Ray Long • Junior Edward Lott • John Bruce Lyle • Fred Wayne Magnusson • Dennie McMeans • Perry Adkins Mitchell • Roy Lee Moore • David Ray Owens • Johnnie Lee Pryear • Herman Lee Troupe • Morgan William Weed

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 34° 48.166′ N, 86° 58.282′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on South Marion Street south of Market Street West, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on west side of Limestone County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Washington St, Athens AL 35611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Surrender Site (here, next to this marker); Limestone County Iraq — Afghanistan Memorial (here, next to this marker); Limestone County Beirut Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Athens, Alabama

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); East Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Courthouse Bell (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

2. Limestone County Vietnam War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.