There were so many memories that flooded my mind when I first got the news of Reid's passing. The many sleepovers we had at the Kailua house, staying up late playing wrestling, war, building shelters, playing board games, playing video games, etc. Spending time with Reid and his brothers was one ...
David Michael Vancellete joined the US Army serving in South Vietnam with Company C of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the 1st Cavalry Division during 1965. On November 15th the 7th engaged the NVA in the three day Battle of the Ia Drang. David fought on the 17th near LZ Albanny ...
Mr. Eugene was an amazing man. So many of my memories of childhood are from his children, his wife, and him. He was an amazing father and always treated me kindly and taught me how to fish and camp with my dad. I remember him showing me salmon eggs and teaching me that some people eat them and li...
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Mi...
Victor was a wonderful person. He could make anyone laugh, and there is nothing he would not do for you. My children loved him and he treated them like they were his. He loved his family, his friends, and the Army!! He was going to get out and said the only way he would reenlist was if they pro...
KIA WWII
Iwo Jima
Cpl USMCR
456909
Co A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, FMF
Parents:
Mr. & Mrs. John Adams
1805 Bessemer Blvd, Birmingham Al
Though we didn’t know each other, I grew up to stories of your humor, bravery, and loyalty. You dreamed for a life I hope to live. As I finish my own service in the military, I look back on the similarities between us. Aspirations, morales, and goals. I carry your legacy with me and I hope to m...
While going through some boxes in my garage, I came across my POW/MIA bracelet that I wore for several years as a teenager, during the Vietnam War. I never knew what became of the person named. Thanks to the miracle of the internet, my son found out that CWO2 Thomas Okerlund was listed as dead wh...
Private Eugene Brickley is memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mother Anita Dixon, brother Caleb with Sgt. Evan S. Parkers Commanders at Dedication of Sgt. Evan S. Parker Pavilion Ft. Shafter Flats Hawaii
On August 27 the point man of the Patrol detonated a Booby Trap near the vicinity of the Gio Thuy village complex in the Dai Loc District of Quang Nam Province. A USN Corpsman rushing to aid the wounded men tripped a second Booby Trip causing an explosion resulting in three additional men being w...
SPC CALVIN M PEREDA
