Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Vietnam Memorial
All gave some, some gave all. Gone, but not forgotten.
PFC Roger L. Floyd, US Army 8·11·1941 - 11·12·1965 SP4 Raymond M. Thompson US Army 2·12·1944 - 8·25·1966 PFC Harvey Johnson III, US Army 3·24·1947 - 11·21·1966 SP4 Harry W. Branham, US Army 2·12·1946 - 3·18·1967 Cpl Andrew J. Cooper, USMC 7·3·1946 - 5·13·1967 SSgt William E. Tyree, USAF 4·17·1938 - 6·9·1967 SP4 Donnie J. Lawhorne, US Army 4·21·1949 - 8·20·1968 PFC Curtis O. Miller, US Army 3·10·1948 - 10·2·1968 PFC Everette W. Briggs, US Army 8·25·1947 - 3·27·1969 Cpl Ronald E. Robertson, US Army 1·8·1945 - 6·30·1969 PFC William D. Sirocco Jr, US Army 11·28·1948 - 11·1·1969
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 196.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 37° 35.119′ N, 79° 3.112′ W. Memorial is in Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) and East Court Street on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 E Court
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Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Beirut-Lebanon (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Amherst County Confederate Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courage of Frank Padget (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kearfortt-Wood House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
