Stuart in Patrick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Vietnam Memorial

"Lest We Forget - They Gave All"

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 29, 2025

1. Vietnam Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of those servicemen from Patrick County who lost their lives during the war with Vietnam

John M James USMC April 12, 1966
Frederick C Bullington ARMY May 30, 1966
Bobby L Corns ARMY June 19, 1967
Israel L Ingram ARMY March 4, 1968
Roger D Bowman ARMY August 15, 1968
Larry J Talley ARMY August 10, 1969
Bernard A Sowder ARMY January 4, 1970

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 36° 38.532′ N, 80° 16.181′ W. Memorial is in Stuart, Virginia, in Patrick County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West Blue Ridge Street (Business U.S. 58), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Location is near the front steps of the historic Patrick County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 N Main Street, Stuart VA 24171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Patrick County World War II and Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bull Mountain Crash (here, next to this marker); Captain Eliphaz Shelton (here, next to this marker); Our Heroes (a few steps from this marker); Stuart (a few steps from this marker); The Crooked Road / Patrick County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bell Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia's Mountain Spirit Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuart.

Vietnam Memorial and two other markers in front of the Patrick County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 29, 2025

2. Vietnam Memorial and two other markers in front of the Patrick County Courthouse

The Vietnam Memorial is in the center of the three markers.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.