Grundy in Buchanan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Buchanan County Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
1. Buchanan County Vietnam War Memorial Marker
who have given the supreme sacrifice
while serving in the United States armed
forces during the Vietnam conflict.
Army Gerald Wayne Cantrell SP4 Army Stoney Lee Deel SP4 Army Roy Dean Wimmer Pvt. Army Everett Duel Ratliff SP4 AF Grayson Henry Newberry St. Sgt MC Godfred Blankenship Sgt. MC Luther Elmer Preston Pvt.
Erected 1976 by Buchanan County Board of Supervisors.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 37° 16.658′ N, 82° 5.967′ W. Memorial is in Grundy, Virginia, in Buchanan County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Memorial is on the Main Street side of the Buchanan County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1012 Walnut St, Grundy VA 24614, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buchanan County War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Buchanan County Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Grundy (a few steps from this marker); Buchanan County / Kentucky (approx. 8.8 miles
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
2. Buchanan County Vietnam War Memorial
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
