Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Morgan County Vietnam Memorial
1959 - 1975
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2026
1. Morgan County Vietnam Memorial Honored Dead
Dedicated in memory of
Ronald L. Black Eugene Couturiaux Jr. Robert L. Dodsworth
Ronald W. Gulley Samuel N Hart Dale A. Lash Steven R. Lowe
Robert R. Lynn Robert McMahon Charles W Sanders
Steven R Wagstaff Robert L Watts Larry E Welch
by the Citizens Of Morgan County
March 29, 1975
[Panel from an earlier memorial]
"You have never lived 'til you've nearly died.
For those who have had to fight for it, life has
a flavor the protected will never know."
Vietnam Veteran
You served well
and were appreciated little
You died young
or never came back
The war ended
but conflict raged on
You were blamed
for doing your duty
Years have passed
The wounds are healing
Now at last
we proudly salute you
with our hearts
We thank you dearly
with our lips
We call you friend.
Dedicated May 31, 1993
Erected 1993.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 42.417′ N, 90° 12.999′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It is on Holkenbrink Drive, on the left
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest 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 and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan County POW ★ MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan County Chapter Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) (within shouting distance of this marker); First Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (approx. 1.2 miles away); Big Eli Wheel No. 17 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stephen Arnold Douglas (approx. 1.3 miles away); C.D. (Pat) Kenny (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jacksonville Bandstand (approx. 1.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2026
2. Morgan County Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2026
3. Morgan County Vietnam Memorial Epitaph
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2026
4. Morgan County Vietnam Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
