Halifax in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench Marker
all Vietnam veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America
Tri-rivers Chapter 840
Halifax, Virginia
Erected by Tri-rivers Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 36° 45.923′ N, 78° 55.731′ W. Memorial is in Halifax, Virginia, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 501) and Edmunds Boulevard (Virginia Route 349), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8 South Main Street, Halifax VA 24558, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. 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, one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Halifax (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Eubank Booker, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Halifax County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Halifax County War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Halifax Court House (about 400 feet away); St John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Mary M. Bethune High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Green's Folly (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mary M. Bethune High School (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
4. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, June 19, 2026
5. Halifax County Vietnam War casualties
This cross-stitch pattern, on display in the Halifax County Museum in South Boston, includes the names of the 12 soldiers from Halifax County who died during the Vietnam War.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, June 19, 2026
6. Halifax County Vietnam War casualties
Names depicted on the cross-stitch.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on July 14, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
