Oakdale in Allen Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005
1. Vietnam Memorial Marker
If you love... you will be loyal...no matter what the cost
1 Corinthians 13:7 (TLB)
The people of Oakdale, Louisiana dedicate this memorial in honor of our three young soldiers who gave their lives, in the Viet Nam War, for the love of their country.
Herbert (Terry) Cross
2nd Lt. U.S. Marines
1944-1968
Bryford G. Metoyer
2nd Lt. U.S. Army
1938-1968
Gary M. McCollough
Pvt. U.S. Army
1948-1968
We will always remember them
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 30° 48.944′ N, 92° 39.746′ W. Memorial is in Oakdale, Louisiana, in Allen Parish. It is at the intersection of East 6th Avenue and 10th Street, in the median on East 6th Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oakdale LA 71463, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sgt. Leroy Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam KIA Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Elizabeth (approx. 8.6 miles away); SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. - Bronze Star with Valor
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2015. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 6, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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