Gering in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Alan L. Helling

Apr. 3, 1947 - Mar. 6, 1989

— In Loving Memory of —

Alan L. Helling Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 26, 2026

1. Alan L. Helling Marker

Inscription.

'Let us be the great country
we believe in and fought for'

He offered to give up his life to save ours
Vietnam 1967-1968 [Vietnam Service Medal engraving]

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.

Location. 41° 49.614′ N, 103° 39.682′ W. Memorial is in Gering, Nebraska, in Scotts Bluff County. It is at the intersection of 11th Street and R Street, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street. Marker is in John Brehm Veterans Memorial Park, on the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse west grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1805 11th Street, Gering NE 69341, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Scotts Bluff County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Afghanistan-Iraq Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. ¼ mile away); Gering, Nebraska Centennial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gering Hotel Ornament (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Platte River Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boulder Fountain (approx. 0.3 miles away); Griswold Carillon (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gering.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 26, 2026

2. Alan L. Helling Marker

At the POW/MIA Flagpole

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.