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To All Our Vets...
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Did perimeter guard for one of her shows at Pleiku ...ThumbUp
Truly a remarkable individual and a great loss for this Country who represented the Head of the coin from her nemesis Hanoi Jane propagandizing for the enemy. Col. Maggie was an exceptional lady. Salute!
The Wall
A little history most people will never know.
Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.
The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 57 years since the first casualty.
The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the U.S.Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.
39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.
8,283 were just 19 years old.
The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.
5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.
One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.
1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.
31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.
Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.
54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia . I wonder why so many from one school.
8 Women are on the Wall, Nursing the wounded.
244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.
Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.
West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.
The Marines of Morenci - They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci(pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest . And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only 3 returned home.
The Buddies of Midvale - Leroy Taffy, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field. And they all went to Vietnam . In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed. Leroy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths.
The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 - 2,415 casualties were incurred.
For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War
created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.
Please pass this on to those who served during this time, and those who DO Care.
A little history most people will never know.
Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.
The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 57 years since the first casualty.
The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the U.S.Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.
39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.
8,283 were just 19 years old.
The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.
5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.
One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.
1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.
31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.
Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.
54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia . I wonder why so many from one school.
8 Women are on the Wall, Nursing the wounded.
244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.
Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.
West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.
The Marines of Morenci - They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci(pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest . And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only 3 returned home.
The Buddies of Midvale - Leroy Taffy, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field. And they all went to Vietnam . In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed. Leroy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths.
The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 - 2,415 casualties were incurred.
For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War
created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.
Please pass this on to those who served during this time, and those who DO Care.
Awesome post Sully!!!
This is the part that haunts me....The faces the friends...
It is a hard to realize what this war did to this country. It is also hard when you take a look at how fast the survivors are leaving us. Jim
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Sully you did it again. Start my day with tears and a heavy heart but Thank you.
On the up side, there are living veterans that volunteer to provide final military rites for all fallen heroes and their families.
Ayatolla of Rockin' Rolla
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Had a chance to see her at a USO show toward the end of my tour in Cam Ranh Bay in 67.
They were doing a preformance Of "Hello Dolly". Don't remember the names of the rest of the cast,but when they got to the part where her suitor said to her "Dolly,you're wonderful"! the whole gallery started roaring at which time,she broke down crying. stopped the show,briefly.
Memorable moment Quite a lady :clapping:
They were doing a preformance Of "Hello Dolly". Don't remember the names of the rest of the cast,but when they got to the part where her suitor said to her "Dolly,you're wonderful"! the whole gallery started roaring at which time,she broke down crying. stopped the show,briefly.
Memorable moment Quite a lady :clapping:
It's not about us
As a member of the PGR, I have to say it's one of the most rewarding things I've done. We're there for the families, at their request, though I'm sometimes reminded of a higher purpose. Standing in a flag line for a Veteran with no known next of kin, in a Veteran's cemetery, keeps it real.
Peace.
As a member of the PGR, I have to say it's one of the most rewarding things I've done. We're there for the families, at their request, though I'm sometimes reminded of a higher purpose. Standing in a flag line for a Veteran with no known next of kin, in a Veteran's cemetery, keeps it real.
Peace.
Stop and remember one of the most tragic days in our Nation's history, December 7th, 1941.
peteg59
Meme Master
"A day that will live in infamy"
God Bless all of our brave Sailors lost on that day...
God Bless all of our brave Sailors lost on that day...
One of my relatives was in the bowels of the Oklahoma.
Then my uncle killed in a B-17 crash in Mountain Home Idaho during training.
My dad an his crew 50 missions out of north Africa, two presidential citations.
Hornets nest over Gerbini July 5 1943
30 bombers shot down 50 fighters that had 100 missions or more under their belt, 8 possibles, thats over Sicily before the Invasion.
Black Thursday, second mission over Schwinfert, USA lost almost a third of its existing air force that day.
More of my family were p.o.w.s in Stalag 17.
14 of my family died on d day, all at one time, all from one city LST blown up by artillery shell, 14 gold stars all one day at same time,:AGGHH: Holds the nation record i think. Ugh.
One brother killed on d day, body was never recovered, but his bible was, his bible was sent back to family by GI who found it on the beach.
Dead GIs sister runs the monument in bedford west VA that honors my 14 family members and others from that town that died in freeing the known world from slavery.
Now we can do no right, then we could do no wrong.
Then my uncle killed in a B-17 crash in Mountain Home Idaho during training.
My dad an his crew 50 missions out of north Africa, two presidential citations.
Hornets nest over Gerbini July 5 1943
30 bombers shot down 50 fighters that had 100 missions or more under their belt, 8 possibles, thats over Sicily before the Invasion.
Black Thursday, second mission over Schwinfert, USA lost almost a third of its existing air force that day.
More of my family were p.o.w.s in Stalag 17.
14 of my family died on d day, all at one time, all from one city LST blown up by artillery shell, 14 gold stars all one day at same time,:AGGHH: Holds the nation record i think. Ugh.
One brother killed on d day, body was never recovered, but his bible was, his bible was sent back to family by GI who found it on the beach.
Dead GIs sister runs the monument in bedford west VA that honors my 14 family members and others from that town that died in freeing the known world from slavery.
Now we can do no right, then we could do no wrong.
peteg59
Meme Master
+1 John Glen was on of the Good Guys for the most part. He sure did a lot of his country!!!! Sorry to see him gone.
I remember sitting in History class in the 7th grade listening to John Glenn orbit the earth. A Hero for sure. Jim
peteg59
Meme Master
I know its a trike website but when riding season ends, a mans gotta keep entertained:clapping:
Post em up, both military & civilian, age doesn't matter...
Post em up, both military & civilian, age doesn't matter...
peteg59
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Some from the "other" sides...
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Some from the "other" sides...
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replica Horten 2=29 (hitler's "stealth" fighter)
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Watch out for nature's "birds"...
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