Tallassee in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Tallassee Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 13, 2013

1. Tallassee Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the young men of
Tallassee who gave the ultimate
sacrifice in the Vietnam War

PFC Richard Clark
LT. Charles Davis
CW.O. Donald Estes
SGT. Joseph Johnson
CPL. Jimmy Hudson
CAPT. Davis Mathis
SGT. Calvin McGinty. Jr.
PVT. Ronald Ruff
SSGT. Dale Wilson
LT. Robert Lutz

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Erected 1973 by Tallassee Jaycees.

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

Location. 32° 32.026′ N, 85° 53.024′ W. Marker is in Tallassee, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. Memorial is at the intersection of Freeman Avenue and Central Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Freeman Avenue. Located in Tallassee Veterans Park across from City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee AL 36078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tukabahchi (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Tallassee (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tallassee Armory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA / Tallassee Confederate Officers Quarters

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The First United Methodist Church of Tallassee (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tukabatchee / Tokvpvcce (approx. 4 miles away); Franklin's Educational Legacy (approx. 6½ miles away); Site of Thaddeus Post Office (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallassee.

Veterans Park with memorial in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 13, 2013

2. Veterans Park with memorial in background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 19, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.