Documenting the American South

Monument Name

Vance County Vietnam War Memorial, Henderson

Type

War Memorial

Subjects

Vietnam War, 1960-1975

City

Henderson

County

Vance

Description

The memorial is a small granite slab that lists the names of the men from Vance County who died in the Vietnam War. The inscription includes their names, branch of the military that they served, and the dates of death.

Inscription

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY / 1961 1975 / VIETNAM WAR / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / DEFENSE OF FREEDOM / VANCE COUNTY, N. C. / ADCOX, RONNIE D. LCPL MARINES 3 MAR 1967 / BRAME, CLARENCE R. PFC ARMY 21 MAY 1966 / CARRIKER, GRADY I. CPT ARMY 13 DEC 1967 / CLAY, WILLIAM C. III CAPT MARINES 12 APR 1967 / JOYNER, DONALD A. LTC USAF 27 DEC 1972 / LEONARD, HENRY T. SGT ARMY 11 NOV 1966 / PERRY, ROBERT L. PFC ARMY 24 AUG 1966 / TAYLOR, PHILLIP E. SP4 ARMY 18 SEPT 1966 / ERECTED BY / POST 60. THE AMERICAN LEGION / 2003

Dedication Date

2003

Decade

2000s

Geographic Coordinates

36.328310 , -78.400980 View in Geobrowse

Supporting Sources

"Vance County Vietnam Veterans Memorial" by Lesley Looper, courtesy of Flickr.com, (accessed January 21, 2019) Link

Leepson, Marc. "The Tar Heel State Honors its Vietnam Veterans," The VVA Veteran, June 2001/July 2001, (accessed January 21, 2014) Link

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. "The Wall of Faces, Vance County, NC," (accessed January 12, 2019) Link

Public Site

Yes

Materials & Techniques

Granite

Sponsors

This monument was erected by Post 60 of the American Legion.

Location

The monument is located across from the First United Methodist Church on Garnett Street. It stands in line with two other monuments - the Vance County WWII and Vance County Korean War memorials. The Vance County Confederate Monument stands down an adjacent street, in front of the Courthouse.

Landscape

The memorial is surrounded by evergreen trees and shrubs.