Mattoon in Coles County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed By Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021

1. Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.

For those who fought & died in Vietnam

Van Gundy, Nelson Earl - USMC
Rathe, Philip Henry -USMC
Shields, Gary Don - USMC
Butler, Benny Lee - USMC
Overmyer, Robert Joe - USMC
Shumbarger, Dale Earl - USMC
Hutchison, Stanley Robert - Army
Friese, Michael Keith - USMC
Shoot, Terry William - Army
Pierce, Joseph Robert - USMC
Hoop, Robert Gene - Army
Czerwonka, August Emil - Army
Simpson, Michael Paul - Army
Clough, Donnie Joe - USMC
Williams, Lowell - Army
Morrison, George Ray - Army
Phipps, James Larry - Army-MIA/KIA

(back:)

Vietnam Veterans' Cross!

The upright 'V" symbolizes our pride! Pride in being a vet, or the pride you feel for you veterans, the inverted "V" symbolizes our frustation! Frustration about our treatment at home. The cross itself symbolizes our sacrifice! Sacrifice that doesn't seem to end. All three of these deep personal feelings are what Vietnam represents to us.

For those who fought for it -
Freedom is something
The protected will never know

Erected by Mattoon Post 4325.

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

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39° 28.968′ N, 88° 21.598′ W. Marker is in Mattoon, Illinois, in Coles County. Memorial is at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Avenue. Memorial is at the southwest corner of Peterson Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Broadway Ave, Mattoon IL 61938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 135th Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away); 123rd Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away); 143rd Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away); 79th Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away); Mattoon's Union Agricultural Fairgrounds and Civil War Camp Grant (approx. half a mile away); Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant (approx. half a mile away); 21st Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away); Site of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mattoon.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021

2. Vietnam War Memorial

back of the memorial

Photographed By Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021

3. Vietnam War Memorial

At the southwest corner of Peterson Park

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.