Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024
1. Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial Marker
This tree lives in memory, of those Rockingham County men, who died in Vietnam, in the service of their country.
Sp. 4 Norman Norwood Miller Apr. 1966 1st. Lt. Garland D. Whitmore II Sept. 1967 Sgt. Elza Morton Brewer, Jr. Nov. 1967 P.F.C. William Medford Pangle Apr. 1968 Cpl. Cecil Thomas Oscar June 1968 Sp. 4 Basil Lee Hareford July 1968 L. Cpl. George Dolbryn Thomas May 1969 E.N.C. George William Simmers, Jr. Sept. 1969 P.F.C. Dickie Carson Curry July 1970 Sp. 4 Carroll Steven Plum Sept. 1970 S.Sgt. Charles Venton McGovern Nov. 1970
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. This memorial has been replaced by another memorial nearby. It was located near 38° 26.966′ N, 78° 52.131′ W. Memorial was in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It could be reached from the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 11) and East Market Street (U.S. 33), on the left when traveling north. The marker and memorial tree are located on the east side of the Rockingham County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial was at or
this page online
Regionally, this memorial was in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); Harrisonburg (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Charles Watson Wentworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Court Square & Springhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Urban Water Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlotte Harris Lynched (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Memory of Thomas Harrison (within shouting
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024
2. Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial tree. Marker is behind the hedges
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024
3. Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial and tree. Courthouse is in the background
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
