“Never Forget” Exhibit
"Never Forget,” is an exhibit honoring both the men from Martinsville and Henry and Patrick Counties who lost their lives during the Vietnam War and the men who served during the Vietnam Era and returned. The exhibit includes photographs, interviews, medals, uniforms, and other items from the men and their families and is sponsored by the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society and Laurel Hill Publishing.
On June 23, 2011, Tom Perry visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C. and collected rubbings of the names of each man from Martinsville and Henry County engraved on the Wall. These rubbings are part of the exhibit to go with a similar shadowbox with the names of the seven men from Patrick County who lost their lives.
The following are the men from Martinsville and Henry County who lost their lives in Vietnam:
LONNIE DOUGLAS ALLEY
LONNIE ALLAN BROOKS
FRANK JOSEPH BOWLES
JERRY ALLEN DILLARD
SAMUEL HARRISON EASLEY II
DOUGLAS LEE FOLEY
JOHNNY MICHAEL HAIRSTON
LARRY DAVIS HATCHER
ROBERT VERNON HOLLAND
LOUIS ALLEN JEFFERSON
LEWIS DEAN LAMKIN (LAMPKIN)
LEWIS RANDOLPH LOVELL JR
CHARLES EDWARD MANNS
ALPHONSO S MARTIN
HARRY PEMBERTON MARTIN
LINWOOD DWIGHT MARTIN
CALVIN WETZEL RAMSEY
TONY ELWOOD SEAY
JAMES ALLEN SOUTHER
GORDON ELLIOTT STONE
CLOVIS BERNARD WALKER
MORRIS ALFRED WHITEHEAD
DAVID WAYNE WILSON
SAMUEL EARNEST WITCHER