Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Bedford County

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 26, 2026

1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Men and women who served
Protecting our freedom
They fought without America's support America's welcome

Some survived, enduring lifelong
struggles of pain of some sort
Some sacrificed it all
answering the call

There is nothing more noble than
fighting for and risking yourbr> life for your country

In memory of those sons of Bedford who gave their lives in defense of freedom Michael Dean Cannaday, Army, 01/01/1967 • Roger Earl Goff, Army, 04/28/1967 • Alfred William Robinson, Army, 05/18/1967 • Micheal Aubrey Moorman, Army, 08/07/1967 • Thomas Tucker Oliver, Army, 02/07/1968 • Elmer Mason Nance, Army, 05/16/1968 • George Nathan Davis, Army, 07/22/1968 • Lonnie Thomas Parker, Army, 10/24/1968 • Edward Earl Daniels, USMC, 11/05/1968 • Charles Kenneth Fink, Army, 04/28/1969 • Allen Tyler, Army, 05/08/1969 • Henry Wayne Garrett, Army, 10/01/1969 • Stanley Edward Taylor, Army, 12/21/1969 • John Samuel Myers, Army, 07/10/1970

POW★MIA
You are not forgotten
We will never
forget

Erected by Bedford County.

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War, Vietnam.

Location. 37° 20.057′ N, 79° 31.345′ W. Memorial is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It is on East Main Street (Virginia Route 43) west of Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 123 E Main St, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest 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 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: Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bedford County WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bedford County Confederate Monument

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(a few steps from this marker); Bedford (a few steps from this marker); Bedford’s Volunteer Company (a few steps from this marker); Site of Bedford Courthouse / 202 E. Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 104 N. Bridge Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on April 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.