Herington in Dickinson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Vietnam Memorial
Freedom Is Not Free
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Delbert LeRoy Trube Jr
PFC - US Marine Corps
Aug 18 1947 - Mar 5 1966
Dennis Leon Anderson
Lt JG - US Navy
Oct 24 1942 - Jan 11 1968
Jimmie Lester Todd
MSgt- US Army
15 Engr Bn 9 Inf Div
Sep 6 1930 - Feb 28 1968
James Isiah Fowler Jr
Sgt - US Army
1 Sq 5 Cav 1 Cav Div
Oct 27 1939 - Aug 4 1968
Kenneth James Brenner
Cpl - US Army
HHC 5 Cav 1 Cav Div
June 15 1948 - Mar 29 1969
Gerard Francis O'Connor
WO - US Army
162 Aslt Heli Co
Oct 20 1947 - Apr 26 1970
The tree of liberty, from time to time, must be replenished with the blood of patriots.
Thomas Jefferson
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list.
Location. 38° 40.49′ N, 96° 56.634′ W. Marker is in Herington, Kansas, in Dickinson County. Memorial is on North Broadway near Vine Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is south of the Municipal Pool, at Father Padilla Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Herington KS 67449, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Juan de Padilla Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bicentennial Monument Dedication (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rock Island Depot (approx. ¾ mile away); Dwight David Eisenhower (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hope City Bell (approx. 7.3 miles away); Wilbert Henry Otte (approx. 12.1 miles away); Navarre Church of the Brethren (approx. 12.2 miles away); Chaplain (Father) Emil J. Kapaun (approx. 15 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herington.
Also see . . .
1. Delbert Leroy Trube Jr. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Denis Leon Anderson. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Jimmie Lester Todd. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. James Isiah Fowler Jr. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. Kenneth James Brenner. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. Gerard Francis O'Connor. (Submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.