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Vietnam War Memorial

 
 
Vietnam War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2025
1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of the men and
women of Caroline County who
served their county during
the Vietnam War 1955 - 1975

The following
made the supreme sacrifice

Clarence Melvin Gatewood • Thomas Milton Gouldin • Sherman William Gregory • Jerry Wayne Martin • Walter Lee Smith • Joseph Gordon Taylor
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 3.084′ N, 77° 20.746′ W. Memorial is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is at the intersection of Courthouse Lane and Butler Street, on the left when traveling west on Courthouse Lane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Courthouse Ln, Bowling Green VA 22427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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
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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: Post Vietnam Era Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I, World War II and Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Honorable J. Peyton Farmer Circuit Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Caroline County World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Caroline Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Caroline County, Virginia (about 500 feet away); 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green (about 500 feet away); Campaign of 1781 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on May 8, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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