Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Vietnam War Memorial
Center
Jan. 1959 - May 1975
In Memory of those Who Served
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Samuel David Barbre CPL Army 02 Sep 69 Robert Lee Barnes PFC Army 09 Jul 66 Ronald Lamar Cannon SP4 Army 11 Oct 69 Donnie Coleman SP4 07 Sep 67 William Earl Cooper COL Air Force 14 APL 66 James Brannati Crockett CWO Army 23 APL 65 Marvin Royce Davis SGT Marines 15 Dec 67 Robert Lee Dorsey SGT 16 Aug 64 Russell Darrell Fordham SFC Army 01 Sep 69 John Robert Goings Jr. PFC Marines 14 May 67 John Edward Greene CAPT Army 15 Mar 72 Cecil Morris Haigler CPL Marines 30 APL 68 Everett Scott Herrin Capt Army 27 Jan 70 Joseph Earnest Hipp PFC Army 11 Sep 69 Dwight Bronson Howell SGT Army 22 APL 71 Carlton Griffin LCPL Marines 21 Sep 66 Sidney Wade Jarrell SP4 Army 13 May 70 Harry James Lumpkin PVT Army 10 Oct 70 Charles David Mackenzie PFC Army 03 Mar 69 Tommy Lee Marks SP5 Army 27 Dec 69 Norman Maxie SP4 Army 19 Jul 71 Bennie Frank Monfort SSGT Army 06 May 68 Leon Lopez Morris SP4 Army 14 Jul 69 Rayford Nelson CPL Marines 17 Aug 68 Joe Lee Peterson PVT 27 Oct 69 Kilpatric Oscar Porter Jr PFC Marines 26 Sep 65 Benjamin George Spears SGT Army 07 Mar 66 Dwight Jackson Thornton Capt Army 25 Oct 69 Glen Everett Wallace SSGT Air Force 19 May 66 James C Washington Jr SSGT 19 Nov 70 Bernard James Williams Jr PFC Marines 28 May 69 Gerald Lee Wilson SSGT Army 29 May 69 Charlie K Wooden SGT Army 11 APL 68 Herbert Eugene Belcher
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Veterans of the Vietnam War
At a time when this country was in a war that was filled with questions, these men fought and died without asking these questions. They died simply for the love of their country.
Their sacrifice has therefore given America as everlasting promise of freedom. For if this countrys children will die for her in times of question. What will they do in times of truth
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 31° 34.494′ N, 84° 8.915′ W. Memorial is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within Albanys Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 West Oglethorpe Boulevard, Albany GA 31701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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: Spec 4 James Earl Worthy (a few steps from this marker); WW II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flood of July 7, 1994 (within shouting distance of this marker); Ray Charles (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Bridge House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelson Tift (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.
Also see . . . Ray Charles Memorial, War Memorials, and Albany GA. (Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
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