Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Vietnam War

Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2013

1. Vietnam War Marker

Inscription.

Vietnam War. Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial. What began as an effort to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam evolved into the most divisive war in American History since the Civil War. Starting with American troops serving as advisors, the war escalated until over 500,000 United States service personnel were serving in Southeast Asia, battling Viet Cong Guerillas and North Vietnamese Regulars., Despite dwindling political and public support for the war, American troops fought bravely against a tough foe and never lost on the battlefield. By the late 1960s, American forces began to withdraw and the war was increasingly turned over to the South Vietnamese. Only after the complete departure of U.S. troops in 1973 and drastic cuts in military support to the south were communist forces able to achieve victory in April 1975. Over 350,000 American military personnel were killed or wounded., Courage Sacrifice Duty, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia , 12 May 1959 - 30 August 1975, Acton, Marion Franklin . Andrews, Howard Rivers Jr. . Ausborn, Donald Eugene . Ayers, Lesley Steven . Bason, William Alfred II . Brown, James Phillip . Burch, Kenneth E. . Carnell, Archie D. . Chandler, Larry Delynn . Clark, Larry Gene . Cline, Donald Leo . Coleman, Charles E. . Cooper, Jeffrey Lance . Downs, James Larry . Downs, Vernon Leroy Jr. . Garth, Raymond . Hall, Lavle Jimmy . Hankins, Joel Richard . Hicks, Prentice Wayne . Hives, Lloyd A. . Huff, James Edmond . Hughes, Gordon K. . James, Raymon Horace Jr. . Kiger, James Anthony . Kuhse, Michael Darrell . Lewter, Stanley Reed . Magnusson, Fred Wayne . Mallory, David Allen . Matthews, Charles Toney . Matthews, Robert L. . Meeds, Herbert Lynn . Moore, Manuel . Moore, Roy Lee . Morganflash, Robert Lee . Nelson, Robert Thomas . Perry, James A. . Phillips, Elbert Austin . Raiford, Mark Phillip . Rice, Robert Ivan . Sheffield, Anthony D. . Shelton, Charles Howard . Sisk, Harry Duncan . Smith, Ronnie Wayne . Smith, Samuel Thomas Jr. . Spiece, Robert E. . Stewart, Sam William . Taylor, Charles Stockton . Varney, Willie R. . Walbridge, George Wilcox . Wallace, William Lewis . Wells, Benjamin Garth . White, Robert W. . Williams, Donald Lee . Williams, Paul Edward . Wood, Larry David . Woods, Jerry Otis

What began as an effort to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam evolved into the most divisive war in American History since the Civil War. Starting with American troops serving as advisors, the war escalated until over 500,000 United States service personnel were serving in Southeast Asia, battling Viet Cong Guerillas and North Vietnamese Regulars.

Despite dwindling political and public support for the war, American troops fought bravely against a tough foe and never lost on the battlefield. By the late 1960s, American forces began to withdraw and the war was increasingly turned over to the South Vietnamese. Only after the complete departure of U.S. troops in 1973 and drastic cuts in military support to the south were communist forces able to achieve victory in April 1975. Over 350,000 American military personnel were killed or wounded.

Courage * Sacrifice * Duty

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
12 May 1959 - 30 August 1975

Acton, Marion Franklin • Andrews, Howard Rivers Jr. • Ausborn, Donald Eugene • Ayers, Lesley Steven • Bason, William Alfred II • Brown, James Phillip • Burch, Kenneth E. • Carnell, Archie D. • Chandler, Larry Delynn • Clark, Larry Gene • Cline, Donald Leo • Coleman, Charles E. • Cooper, Jeffrey Lance • Downs, James Larry • Downs, Vernon Leroy Jr. • Garth,

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Raymond • Hall, Lavle Jimmy • Hankins, Joel Richard • Hicks, Prentice Wayne • Hives, Lloyd A. • Huff, James Edmond • Hughes, Gordon K. • James, Raymon Horace Jr. • Kiger, James Anthony • Kuhse, Michael Darrell • Lewter, Stanley Reed • Magnusson, Fred Wayne • Mallory, David Allen • Matthews, Charles Toney • Matthews, Robert L. • Meeds, Herbert Lynn • Moore, Manuel • Moore, Roy Lee • Morganflash, Robert Lee • Nelson, Robert Thomas • Perry, James A. • Phillips, Elbert Austin • Raiford, Mark Phillip • Rice, Robert Ivan • Sheffield, Anthony D. • Shelton, Charles Howard • Sisk, Harry Duncan • Smith, Ronnie Wayne • Smith, Samuel Thomas Jr. • Spiece, Robert E. • Stewart, Sam William • Taylor, Charles Stockton • Varney, Willie R. • Walbridge, George Wilcox • Wallace, William Lewis • Wells, Benjamin Garth • White, Robert W. • Williams, Donald Lee • Williams, Paul Edward • Wood, Larry David • Woods, Jerry Otis

Erected 2011 by The Veterans Memorial Foundation.

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

Location. 34° 44.074′ N, 86° 35.309′ W. Memorial is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest

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. Located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Monroe Street Northwest, Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Persian Gulf War (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terrorism (a few steps from this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); Wounded Warrior Combat Medic Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Battlefield Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

More about this memorial. Memorials along the half circle wall behind fountain (right to left): WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf, Global War on Terrorism, Freedom Necessities.

Also see . . . Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on January 21, 2014.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photo 1. submitted on January 20, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.