Henderson in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Vance County Iraq War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

1. Vance County Iraq War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
For God and Country
2003 * 2011
Iraq War
In memory of those who gave their lives in defense of freedom
Vance County, NC

Brown, Lunsford B. II Spc. Army Sept. 2003

Erected 2013 by American Legion Post 60.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 36° 19.687′ N, 78° 24.125′ W. Memorial is in Henderson, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is on Young Street west of North Garnett Street (Business U.S. 158), on the right when traveling west. The marker is one of three memorials in front of the Henderson Municipal Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 136 Young St, Henderson NC 27536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper 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,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vance County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vance County Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vance County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Leonard Henderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson City Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben E. King (approx. ¼ mile away); Harriet-Henderson Strike (approx. 0.7 miles away); Corbitt Company (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.

Also see . . . Veteran of the Day Army Veteran Lunsford B. Brown II.

From Henderson, North Carolina, Lunsford B. Brown II attended Northern Vance High School. He was a football player known for his hard work and determination on and off the field. His friends and family called him “Deucey.” Brown’s family has a long line of history in the military. Three of his uncles served in the Vietnam War, and his grandfather served in World War II. Naturally,
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

2. Vance County Iraq War Memorial (right) with 2 other memorials
Brown enlisted when he was 18....

On Sept. 20, 2003, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, a mortar shell hit Brown’s battalion outside of an Abu Ghraib prison, near Baghdad. By chance, Brown had absorbed a majority of the shrapnel and inherently saved the lives of 11 other soldiers. He was 27.

His wife, Sherrie, and his daughter, Amber, who he never got the chance to meet, survived him. Brown’s parents, sister and brother, Jason Brown, a former Rams NFL player, also survived him.

(Submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Henderson Municipal Building. Memorial in fenced area to the left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

3. Henderson Municipal Building. Memorial in fenced area to the left.

Vance County Iraq War Memorial (center) with 2 other memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

4. Vance County Iraq War Memorial (center) with 2 other memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.