Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Boone County Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 5, 2025
1. Boone County Vietnam Memorial Marker
Vietnam
1963-1973
Jerry D. Basnett Rex Donel Bundy Larry H. Coleman Steve Davis Terry L. Dean Douglas G. Edwards Daniel J. Heibel Carl R. Houser Stephen L. Irvin Dale R. Jackson Dearing M. Jackson Maurice H. Kinkead Ronald W. King Jimmie L. Kratzberg James E. Logan Chubby Dean Lowery Douglas Frank Mahan Robert D. Noellsch Marvin R. Parker Bill D. Poff Milton H. Ramsey Lon D. Richards Marvin N. Richardson Arthur E. Sanders Marvin H. Sanders Birch U. Stemmons, Jr. Billy J. Wyatt Ralph R. Quick Jr. Rodney L. Griffin Tommy Dee Wright
Erected by American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 57.17′ N, 92° 19.714′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of East Walnut Street and North 8th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Walnut Street. The memorial is on the Boone County Courthouse Plaza near the columns. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal
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Regionally, this memorial is in Little Dixie and in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boone County World War II & Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Cold War SW Asia Global War on Terrorism Memorial (here, next to this marker); Boone County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Civil War Memorial Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Old Boone County Courthouse Columns (a few steps from this marker); Union Church Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of George Bush (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County Bicentennial Monument
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 5, 2025
2. Boone County Vietnam Memorial with other veterans memorial, second from the right
Boone County Courthouse in the background
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 5, 2025
3. Boone County Vietnam Memorial behind the columns, second from the right
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
