Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial
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Dedicated to the memory of those Rockingham County men who died in Vietnam in service of their country
Army
SP4 Norman Norwood Miller - April 1866 1LT Garland D. Whitmore II - September 1967 Sgt Elza Morton Brewer, Jr. - November 1967 Cpl Cecil Thomas Oscar - June 1968 SP4 Basil Lee Hareford - July 1968 PFC Dickie Carson Curry - July 1970 SP4 Carroll Steven Plum - September 1970 SSg Charles Venton McGovern - November 1970
Marines
PFC William Medford Pangle - April 1968 LCpl George Dolbryn Thomas - May 1969
Navy
Ens George William Simmers, Jr. - September 1969
Air Force
A1C Kenneth Wilson Shook - September 1968
August 1973
Harrisonburg Junior Woman's Club Monument donated by James H. Bryan Memorials. Tree donated by Harrisonburg Garden Center.
This monument replaced original
2026
Donated by Rockingham Circuit Court Clerk's Office
Created by W.A. Hartman Memorials
Erected 2026 by Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk's Office; created by W.A. Hartman Memorials.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1866.
Location.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. 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: Harrisonburg (a few steps from this marker); Court Square & Springhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Charles Watson Wentworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlotte Harris Lynched (within shouting distance of this marker); Urban Water Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Memory of Thomas Harrison (within shouting distance of this marker); The International Mural Project (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big Spring (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Rockingham County Vietnam Memorial (has been replaced with this marker).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
