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Brownstown in Fayette County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

In Memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter

 
 
In Memory of SGT. Roger Ledbetter Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
1. In Memory of SGT. Roger Ledbetter Marker
Inscription. In memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter gave his life in Vietnam, Jan. 7, 1968
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 59.654′ N, 88° 57.215′ W. Memorial is in Brownstown, Illinois, in Fayette County. It is on South 1st Street south of West Maple Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 S 1st St, Brownstown IL 62418, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Brownstown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freedom is not Free (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tipi (approx. 5½ miles
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away); American Indians Uses of the Buffalo (approx. 5½ miles away); The Hogan (approx. 5½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownstown.
 
In Memory of SGT. Roger Ledbetter Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
2. In Memory of SGT. Roger Ledbetter Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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