Hartwell in Hart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Broken V
1959 Vietnam 1975
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 1, 2009
1. The Broken V Marker
Center
Dedicated November 15, 1987 by Hart County Citizens to Honor The memory of the Six Hart County Men whose patronage never dimmed:
Whose Loyalty never weakened; whose courage never faltered so that
Cherished Dreams could be realized for those who come after them
Left side
Northeast Georgia To the
Jungles of Vietnam we remember
the ones who gave their lives
Ralph Durward Cordell
1967
Bobby James
1968
Thaddeus Durrett
1968
Louis John Clever
1969
Sammy Howard Whitworth
1969
Galen Minor Smith
1969
Never to be forgotten
Right side
Erected 1987 by Citizens of Hart County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 34° 21.194′ N, 82° 55.928′ W. Memorial is in Hartwell, Georgia, in Hart County. It is at the intersection of West Franklin Street (State Highway 77) and North Forest Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Franklin Street. The memorial
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Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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: Hart County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County Veterans of Foreign Wars Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County World War II & Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of All Wars (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartwell.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 1, 2009
2. The Broken V Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 1, 2009
3. The Broken V Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 1, 2009
4. The Broken V Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 2, 2012
5. The Broken V Monument
Left Column
Left Column
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 2, 2012
6. The Broken V Monument
Base
Base
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 2, 2012
7. The Broken V Monument
Right Column
Right Column
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 2, 2012
8. The Broken V Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,929 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on January 10, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 10, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
