Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Lamar County Korea & Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016
1. Lamar County Korea & Vietnam Memorial Marker
Korea
Bowen, Elzie Ray
Hays, Robert A.
Mixon, Herman L.
Pickens, Freddie F.
Reed, Cecil
Rushing, Larry W.
In memory of Lamar County's honored dead
Vietnam
Cook, Marlin C.
Crump, Jack V. Fields, James R.
Jackson, George E.
Lundy, Lonnie E.
Truelove, James M.
Erected by V.F.W. Post 4650, American Legion Posts 32 & 86, and citizens.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 33° 45.456′ N, 88° 6.531′ W. Memorial is in Vernon, Alabama, in Lamar County. It is at the intersection of Pond Street (Alabama Route 17) and 1st Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Pond Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 44690 Highway 17, Vernon AL 35592, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lamar County Confederate Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lamar County WWI & WWII Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hale & Murdock Iron Furnaces (approx. 2 miles away); Lamar County Training School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Birth of Sulligent (approx. 10.1 miles away); John Hollis Bankhead (approx. 10.3 miles away); Mormon Springs (approx. 11.7 miles away in Mississippi); Town of Belk / Belk Community Center Park (approx. 13 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ogden House (was approx. 9.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016
2. Lamar County Korea & Vietnam Memorial at Courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
