Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Vietnam Memorial

For God and Country

— August 5, 1964 - January 28, 1973 —

Vietnam Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

1. Vietnam Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In Memoriam

These sons of Cape Girardeau County made the supreme sacrifice in the Vietnam Conflict

Carroll Joe Benton • Terrance L. Brock • Marion Troy Eakins • Ervin J. Emrick • Charles R. Finley • Robert R. Gregory • Billy J. Hogan, Jr. • Robert L. McCallister • Robert Dale McFall • Stephen Blake Peel • Benjamin R. Pinkerton • Gary Owen Price • Gary Leroy Schemel • Robert Lee Taylor, Jr. • Earl Watson Tharp, Jr. • John S. Burford

Erected by American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 37° 18.619′ N, 89° 32.134′ W. Memorial is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Street and North West End Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street. Memorial is located at the southeast corner of Capaha Park, at Freedom Corner. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1330 Broadway St, Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American

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Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Capaha Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Cape Girardeau (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); H&H Building (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.

Vietnam Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

2. Vietnam Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.