2018 IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018 10:00 A.M.
Dear Friends: On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), I am pleased to welcome you to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for our annual In Memory Day ceremony. Today, in the shadow of The Wall, we honor the service and sacrifice of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War and have since died as a result of their service. The Vietnam War was unpopular at home, yet nearly three million Americans served during this time. They served for lots of reasons…a legal requirement to serve when drafted, a sense of duty when called upon by their country, or even so that others didn’t have to serve. Thankfully, most returned home. However, for many, coming home from Vietnam was just the beginning of a whole new fight. Many never fully recovered, either physically or emotionally, from their experiences. That is why the In Memory program exists – because only a fraction of the casualties actually died on the battlefields of Vietnam. Many more carried their wounds back and suffered long after the actual fighting ended. As these service members pass, it is our duty and our solemn promise to welcome them home to this place that our nation has set aside to remember our Vietnam veterans. They may not meet the criteria for addition to The Wall, but they certainly are worthy of joining their brothers and sisters in this place of honor and remembrance. For many of the family members here today, this ceremony is bittersweet. Your loss is still new. While that pain lingers, you are proud of your Vietnam veteran and happy to see them finally receive the recognition they deserve. I offer you this thought, which I hope will bring you some comfort --- our Vietnam veterans took upon themselves the commitment to never allow another generation of men and women go into harm’s way for their country without the respect and honor they deserve. That is part of their legacy, and the next time you hear someone say “thanks for your service” to someone in uniform, you can take comfort in knowing that thanks also is being extended to your loved one. More than 3,200 service members are already a part of the In Memory Honor Roll, and today we add 345. Together we’ll make sure that their sacrifices – and those of their families - will never be forgotten. For as long as this memorial stands, and as long as visitors come to this place to learn, your loved ones will be remembered. Thank you all for joining us here today. Sincerely,
Jim Knotts President and CEO Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
IN MEMORY DAY VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018 | 10:00 A.M.
Welcome Remarks
Heidi Zimmerman Vice President, Programs and Communications Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Daughter of 2004 Honoree James E. Henderson
Master of Ceremonies
Captain Denis Faherty, USN (Ret.) Former Deputy Director of the National Strategic War Gaming Center, National Defense University
Presentation of Colors
Joint Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington
Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Tamora Papas National Anthem West Point Alumni Glee Club Retiring of Colors
Joint Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington
Mansions of the Lord West Point Alumni Glee Club Keynote Remarks Jim Knotts President & CEO, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Name Reading Past Participants “The Unsung Heroes” Chuck Price (recording) In Memory Honor Roll Call Family and Friends Taps
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Owen Bernard Abell March 19, 1950 - September 15, 2012 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
Rafiel Rosalio Acosta September 4, 1939 - August 30, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
James Milton Adkins, Jr. March 11, 1949 - February 6, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
John Gilbert Agsten January 6, 1942 - January 20, 2017 Vietnam U.S. Air Force
Allen Raymond Alberti November 18, 1948 - June 6, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Robert LaVerne Aldrich February 22, 1948 - April 23, 1985 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Thomas Henry Als August 4, 1946 - July 1, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Navy
Jay Neal Archibald April 24, 1942 - April 3, 2016 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Army
Ronald LeRoy Arndt June 20, 1945 - July 30, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
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Donald Cheville Atkinson October 26, 1948 - August 29, 2016 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Robert Charles Badger June 5, 1946 - July 25, 1989 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Stephen Paul Barnes July 26, 1951 - August 17, 1990 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Marine Corps
Edward Lee Barr January 31, 1940 - January 8, 2018 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
George Raymond Barry June 23, 1938 - February 11, 2015 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Army
Lawrence Edward Bartoe May 16, 1949 - June 17, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Max Eugene Bastin May 18, 1949 - January 14, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Charles Robert Bayliss April 30, 1948 - July 28, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Gerald Eles Bean February 20, 1945 - June 2, 2015 Vietnam U.S. Army
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Michael Edward Beaverson March 23, 1947 - October 8, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Robert James Belterman July 23, 1946 - September 25, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Paul Edward Bengtson September 16, 1949 - September 4, 2012 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
John Steve Berry December 6, 1949 - August 22, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
David Alan Biemiller August 31, 1947 - December 28, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Ralph Edward Black July 15, 1939 - July 14, 2013 Vietnam, 1965 - 1970 U.S. Navy
James Alan Blettner June 9, 1950 - January 30, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Denman Arthur Blisserd January 16, 1947 - October 11, 1991 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Dennis Merle Bond June 22, 1947 - April 6, 2010 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Army
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Howard Lester Bonis, Jr. March 5, 1944 - January 23, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Marine Corps
Edwin Michael Bowman January 2, 1954 - January 25, 2015 Vietnam, 1971 - 1973 U.S. Army
Howard Glenn Brent December 21, 1948 - January 22, 2013 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Navy
Dennis Rex Brower September 23, 1948 - March 31, 2011 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Navy
Robert Lee Brown February 13, 1947 - July 25, 2013 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Robert Lee Brun February 12, 1941 - December 4, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Nathan Leonard Bruso, Sr. January 9, 1948 - June 18, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Omar Dwight Buehrlen November 19, 1946 - September 30, 1984 Vietnam, 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Mike Harold Buie April 7, 1942 - August 30, 2009 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
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James Dale Bute September 29, 1948 - July 10, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Joseph Albert Byrd September 8, 1947 - March 16, 2010 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
Joseph Franklin Byrd June 10, 1948 - April 13, 2006 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Carl Robert Caldwell December 15, 1924 - May 16, 1989 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
James Leslie Carpenter May 22, 1946 - April 13, 2017 Vietnam, 1964 - 1968 U.S. Navy
Gary Stephen Carr December 17, 1948 - July 14, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
Arnaldo S. Carrasco June 19, 1948 - June 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Kenneth Matthew Carter, Jr. September 18, 1949 - January 5, 2010 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Air Force
Clarke Allen Chamberlain June 4, 1949 - August 2, 1975 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Lawrence James Chartienitz February 14, 1946 - July 30, 2016 Vietnam, 1964 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Gregg Eugene Church July 6, 1947 - April 25, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
Charles Edward Clatterbuck March 26, 1944 - January 14, 2018 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
John Hamilton Clifford, III May 23, 1951 - June 9, 2010 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
Eugene Ray Cochran Jr. May 15, 1947 - February 14, 2018 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
John Thomas Colgan November 30, 1946 - October 10, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Irvin Collins January 6, 1945 - October 27, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
Michael Collins September 10, 1947 - February 15, 2008 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Thurman Paul Conn June 29, 1946 - January 26, 2006 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
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Danny Lee Conrad August 30, 1949 - June 25, 2000 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Robert Frederick Contreraz, Sr. March 22, 1947 - December 19, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Army
Clifton Cornelious, Jr. November 25, 1944 - April 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Army
Gary Rodman Cranor May 21, 1940 - December 1, 2013 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
David Lawrence Crook September 25, 1950 - October 19, 2012 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Edward Eugene Crowley December 21, 1949 - January 31, 2011 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
James Cuilty March 18, 1947 - June 4, 1993 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Curtis Andrew Culver January 21, 1947 - June 26, 2013 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Philip Sven Cummins December 3, 1947 - February 19, 2015 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Navy
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James Lee Curry June 5, 1940 - May 16, 2000 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Thomas Richard Curry December 30, 1948 - July 4, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Charles David Dabney July 10, 1947 - February 13, 2015 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Air Force
Terry Murray Dando August 19, 1949 - June 10, 2015 Vietnam U.S. Navy
William James Daniels April 15, 1947 - February 10, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Charles Dibbern Davis April 18, 1934 - March 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Air Force
Michael Lee Davis August 14, 1949 - September 28, 2003 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Ronald Gene Davis April 14, 1946 - May 12, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
John Frank Dawson, Sr. September 22, 1945 - October 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Navy
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Paul De Cillis April 9, 1946 - December 29, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
David Lee DeCorte November 10, 1949 - October 19, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Richard Roy Delaney February 24, 1946 - November 17, 1980 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Nicholas Werner Denman January 27, 1946 - May 13, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Nicholas Joseph DiFiore June 15, 1950 - April 23, 2011 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Air Force
Joseph John DiGenova September 30, 1945 - March 19, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
Justin J. Donnelly, Sr. July 6, 1941 - January 5, 2018 Vietnam, 1963 - 1966 U.S. Marine Corps
Gary Dwight Dowler July 14, 1946 - October 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1971 U.S. Navy
Michael Earl Downey July 20, 1949 - April 4, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
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Kerry Robert Dudkewic November 2, 1948 - February 25, 2011 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Donald Eugene Duncan December 16, 1944 - July 13, 2007 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
William Kyle Duncan, Jr. January 23, 1943 - August 6, 2007 Vietnam U.S. Air Force
Norris Glen Dunn January 2, 1948 - October 3, 2015 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Herman Albert Eagle, Jr. May 31, 1948 - May 19, 2009 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Army
Robert Frederick Ebersbach June 26, 1945 - May 1, 2015 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
Wayne Warren Eddowes August 14, 1935 - May 18, 2014 Vietnam, 1965, 1968 U.S. Air Force
Elbert Dale Engledow March 19, 1948 - May 21, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
Michael Bruce Erickson May 9, 1948 - January 11, 2005 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
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David Eugene Escue November 21, 1945 - November 23, 2004 Vietnam, 1963 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
James Harvey Estep December 7, 1946 - September 14, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Delon Elias Fairburn July 13, 1935 - January 8, 2001 Vietnam, 1963 - 1964, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Peter Eugene Farrell February 25, 1951 - August 6, 2002 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Ronald Walter Fazio March 2, 1947 - December 24, 2009 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Edward J. Fealey June 12, 1940 - March 21, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
Dennis Lee Felax, Sr. May 1, 1945 - July 19, 2007 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Joseph George Felkey August 2, 1950 - February 19, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
William James Finno May 8, 1945 - August 3, 2011 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Navy
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Thomas Doran Fitzgerald October 22, 1941 - March 17, 2002 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
James Frederick Flint March 16, 1943 - December 29, 2011 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Curtis Wayne Fore April 11, 1934 - December 24, 2015 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Clinton Douglas Foss, Jr. May 31, 1948 - January 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
David Scott Foster February 2, 1951 - December 16, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1972 U.S. Army
David Richard Frank November 19, 1947 - June 29, 2012 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Russell James Freet January 2, 1946 - March 25, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Army
Delford Henry Freidhoff September 9, 1949 - August 28, 2015 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Air Force
David Keith Freier July 7, 1948 - January 28, 1977 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
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August Stanley Futyma, Jr. July 14, 1932 - January 21, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Frank John Gallardo April 9, 1950 - September 16, 1987 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Gary Garcia October 31, 1946 - September 17, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Ralph Anthony Garcia November 14, 1942 - December 9, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
John Cadman Garretson April 24, 1949 - May 21, 2012 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
William John Giannelli July 17, 1946 - November 15, 1993 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Richard Joseph Giarrusso June 26, 1945 - March 17, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
John Paul Gielarowski December 21, 1931 - January 9, 1995 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Douglas Lanier “Bulldog� Gilliam December 29, 1950 - February 15, 2013 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
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Thomas Jackson Gillis May 22, 1949 - November 1, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1972 U.S. Air Force
Rafael Ramos Gonzalez August 6, 1947 - April 1, 2013 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
John Perry Gossett, Sr. March 15, 1948 - August 7, 2014 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
Thomas Robert Gray, Sr. October 23, 1920 - April 7, 2004 Vietnam, 1968, 1972 U.S. Air Force
Melvin Arnold Green March 4, 1944 - September 2, 1999 Vietnam, 1964 - 1966 U.S. Army
Douglas Warren Hammond, Sr. April 2, 1945 - June 7, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
James Robert Hanley, Sr. March 9, 1947 - June 15, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Navy
Michael Douglas Harris October 8, 1948 - April 28, 2004 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
John Grady Haston January 2, 1943 - January 9, 2015 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
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Edward Louis Hayes November 3, 1944 - January 8, 2014 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Air Force
William Floyd Heath, Jr August 14, 1944 - January 23, 2013 Vietnam, 1966, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Frederick Harold Hemphill, Jr. December 28, 1939 - January 19, 2014 Vietnam, 1965, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Greg Hensley October 19, 1947 - October 2, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Army
Henry Jeminzer Hernandez, Jr. April 12, 1944 - August 22, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
Florentino Herrera March 29, 1932 - December 1, 2006 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Air Force
Kenneth Michael Hickey January 19, 1944 - September 22, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Robert Michael Hicks September 23, 1947 - January 13, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Harold Lee Higgs January 29, 1947 - March 24, 2014 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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John Robert Hoff June 20, 1948 - February 2, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Rush Dale Holton December 10, 1949 - April 18, 2005 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Michael William Hoosac December 12, 1944 - September 11, 1990 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Coast Guard
Arthur Fredric Hotopp December 27, 1938 - February 4, 2014 Vietnam, 1965 - 1970 U.S. Navy
William McKinley Hughes December 12, 1945 - December 9, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Wilmer Harold Isenhower September 7, 1950 - November 21, 1999 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
David Frederick Jacobus April 15, 1946 - March 11, 2015 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Henry Lester James, Jr. July 12, 1925 - August 7, 2014 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Air Force
Howard William James, Sr. August 9, 1949 - January 24, 2006 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Michael Robert Jameson May 5, 1924 - September 6, 1978 Vietnam, 1962 - 1966 U.S. Navy
Robert Arthur Jarc May 20, 1943 - March 29, 1983 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Maximo Garcia Jasso November 2, 1948 - November 20, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Robert James Jeffery March 12, 1948 - June 21, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
William Clement Jenkins April 13, 1948 - October 24, 2007 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
William Leroy Jenkins, Jr. July 27, 1951 - October 27, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Edgar J. Jensen, Jr. August 29, 1946 - July 28, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Army
Dale Alvin Jepsen June 22, 1944 - March 8, 2002 Vietnam U.S. Army
Allen Dale Jerke July 10, 1943 - April 9, 2008 Vietnam, 1964 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
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Chester June March 11, 1949 - August 6, 1989 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Ernest Franz Kauer March 22, 1936 - November 7, 1981 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
Dennis Lee Kelleher October 17, 1948 - August 29, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Navy
Charles Marvin Kelton October 6, 1948 - July 22, 2012 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Dennis William Kennedy September 25, 1951 - June 29, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Marine Corps
Ervin Eugene Kessler November 10, 1946 - October 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Louis Kiefer December 26, 1948 - March 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Michael Lee King December 4, 1946 - August 14, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Larry James Kingsbury May 24, 1951 - December 25, 2014 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
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Robert Duane Kitchell January 11, 1948 - April 1, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1972 U.S. Army
Roy Knight, Jr. August 11, 1936 - January 14, 2011 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967, 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Roger Joseph Kohout August 10, 1949 - March 20, 2005 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Jon Charles Konig May 30, 1945 - January 18, 2018 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Allan Kornblum October 7, 1944 - September 10, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Navy
David Joseph Kortus, Sr. March 22, 1932 - March 15, 2005 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Army
Frank John Kruger November 30, 1948 - September 11, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Robert Lee Kuehl January 12, 1946 - February 10, 2015 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Billy John Kulhavy July 13, 1938 - May 28, 2014 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Ihor Ivan Kurniawka February 3, 1948 - May 11, 2015 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Army
Donald LeRoy Kyner November 6, 1934 - March 25, 1993 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
Myron Frederick Lagomarsino February 14, 1937 - February 20, 2006 Vietnam, 1971 U.S. Marine Corps
Frederick Lawrence Lahmer December 19, 1945 - October 17, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Navy
Paul Gerald Lamicella May 25, 1946 - March 7, 2015 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
George Arthur Land July 12, 1930 - January 27, 1987 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Donald Keith Larson February 14, 1940 - June 25, 2014 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
Robert William Lasko July 21, 1946 - March 23, 1996 Vietnam, 1972 - 1973 U.S. Air Force
Kenneth Duane Lauritsen March 18, 1950 - May 30, 1973 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Philip Spencer Lawing December 17, 1942 - April 21, 1970 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Robert Anton Lepold, Sr. July 9, 1945 - September 20, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Benno Philip Leuer January 5, 1943 - March 20, 2017 Vietnam, 1964 - 1966 U.S. Army
Russell Neil Liebendorfer November 13, 1951 - December 16, 1984 Vietnam, 1972 - 1973 U.S. Army
Daniel Jay Lindsay October 24, 1945 - December 28, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Lenny Lee Livermore June 8, 1949 - December 5, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
John Arthur Lloyd-Davies September 27, 1944 - April 12, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Navy
William Joseph Lorusso February 16, 1949 - December 4, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Paul Anthony MacDonald April 28, 1947 - January 7, 2006 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
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Daniel Lee Mafredas June 7, 1947 - February 4, 2006 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
George Joseph Maltbie June 13, 1944 - April 26, 2009 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Francis James Marion September 19, 1943 - July 24, 2014 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Stephen Marquardt October 19, 1932 - November 7, 1983 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Dennis Bradley Marsolais April 8, 1949 - February 7, 2018 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
Gerald Thomas Martik April 29, 1947 - February 23, 2007 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Danny Carl Martin January 21, 1947 - October 3, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Ronald Hayes Maston May 14, 1934 - November 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1960 U.S. Navy
Robert Martin Matucek October 29, 1943 - February 28, 1989 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Johnny Oral McDonald September 14, 1947 - July 12, 2015 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Peter Noel McDougal February 14, 1946 - November 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
James Michael McFarlane January 29, 1946 - March 8, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
David Ray McGaughey November 2, 1948 - January 1, 2018 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Air Force
Lawrence William McNichol October 7, 1949 - September 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Robert Dean Meester September 22, 1949 - August 27, 2015 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Fred L. Meyer, Jr. May 3, 1947 - November 11, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
Larry Steven Miles October 24, 1950 - December 31, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Addison Owens Miller December 23, 1945 - January 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Navy
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Dale Gene Miller January 28, 1946 - July 5, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Paul Francis Miller, Jr. June 23, 1949 - October 13, 2014 Vietnam, 1969 - 1972 U.S. Army
Randall Richard Miller October 3, 1947 - May 23, 2009 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Marine Corps
Joseph Robert Moore March 3, 1942 - October 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Ronald Alvin Moore August 15, 1947 - November 13, 2006 Vietnam U.S. Navy
Jerry Moreland December 21, 1940 - February 10, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Gregory Raymond Mullen October 1, 1950 - April 8, 2015 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
George Dennis Murphy March 6, 1948 - April 2, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Michael Joseph Murphy March 11, 1950 - May 10, 1996 Vietnam U.S. Marine Corps
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Dale William Musolf January 30, 1945 - May 22, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 U.S. Navy
Richard Louis Natichioni September 3, 1946 - November 23, 2008 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
Donald Michael Nemeth March 30, 1949 - August 14, 2011 Vietnam, 1967 - 1970 U.S. Army
William Francis Norton March 4, 1947 - January 4, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
Larry Eugene Nowak September 13, 1947 - December 3, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 U.S. Marine Corps
Thomas Joseph O’Brien, Jr. August 7, 1946 - January 3, 2007 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Jerome John Ohlert June 14, 1939 - January 21, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Marine Corps
David Raymond Ohmer August 25, 1946 - October 12, 2014 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Arvil Lee Osborne April 4, 1950 - September 6, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
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Steven Lewis Owens March 23, 1948 - June 15, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Navy
Bobby Ray Pack, Sr. September 21, 1945 - September 21, 2015 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
Louis Milan Palmerlee January 24, 1948 - April 3, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
Bernard Andrew Parr August 28, 1946 - January 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Richard Elwin Parsons, III July 20, 1946 - November 13, 2012 Vietnam, 1964 U.S. Army
Philip Wayne Patrick May 31, 1944 - June 17, 1999 Vietnam, 1961 - 1970 U.S. Army
Michael Lee Pengelly May 31, 1947 - November 15, 2015 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Herbert Albert Perron February 25, 1949 - August 15, 2014 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Clyde Clayton Peters March 9, 1949 - April 15, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
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Michael Lee Phillips October 27, 1946 - February 18, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
William Phillips February 23, 1950 - August 15, 2016 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Gerald Francis Pierce December 27, 1944 - November 30, 2014 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Marine Corps
William Robert Pierce July 26, 1944 - September 22, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Joseph Sam Pomilla October 23, 1946 - October 12, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Andrew Ervin Potter August 28, 1947 - October 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Arthur Armand Poulin February 28, 1948 - February 8, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Michael Vincent Prestia April 8, 1951 - July 11, 2014 Vietnam, 1969 - 1973 U.S. Marine Corps
John Stefan Price May 18, 1947 - June 19, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
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Dale Eugene Prindle August 12, 1948 - September 1, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1972 U.S. Navy
Andrew Ivan Raskin February 16, 1947 - April 28, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
Charles Edward Reed April 10, 1938 - December 19, 2007 Vietnam, 1970 U.S. Air Force
Gerald Scott Reigel January 19, 1949 - June 16, 2013 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968, 1970 U.S. Army
Ralph Emerson Reinhart III April 9, 1947 - September 7, 2011 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Joseph Wallace Reynolds August 29, 1934 - December 3, 2015 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Richard Wayne Rhoads September 9, 1946 - July 25, 2016 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Army
Thomas Alvin Rhubottom October 27, 1932 - October 8, 2015 Vietnam, 1967 - 1970 U.S. Army
Stanley Willis Riddle December 11, 1945 - February 22, 2015 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
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Max Vernon Ritenour, Jr. November 27, 1946 - December 6, 2011 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Floyd Neal Ritter October 19, 1949 - April 26, 2011 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Ronald Wayne Roberts September 29, 1948 - June 23, 2009 Vietnam, 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Gerald Anthony Rogers June 13, 1943 - January 10, 2018 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
James Dennis Rogers February 18, 1944 - March 2, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Edgar Leon Rose October 24, 1935 - November 4, 1993 Vietnam, 1971 U.S. Army
Thomas Gerard Rosebach July 14, 1950 - September 12, 2013 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
David Paul Rowe October 5, 1945 - September 7, 1992 Vietnam, 1966, 1968 U.S. Army
Mark Allen Rozell October 9, 1948 - January 31, 2010 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
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Daniel Joseph Ruffing July 18, 1951 - March 16, 2010 Vietnam U.S. Air Force
Patsy Joe Ruth September 6, 1940 - May 11, 2015 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Navy
Roger Wayne Rutherford January 21, 1949 - October 15, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
William Richard Sampey September 19, 1947 - August 29, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Army
Gary Louis Sass July 24, 1947 - August 11, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Army
David Joseph Saucier November 23, 1949 - April 2, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1971 U.S. Army
Lawrence Michael Sauger August 10, 1945 - February 12, 2016 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
Joel Stewart Schulman September 9, 1943 - May 4, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
Alan John Schultz November 11, 1941 - June 20, 2016 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Army
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Harry Walter Schuman August 21, 1946 - August 11, 2011 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Frank Winchester Searles, Jr. August 25, 1947 - November 9, 1977 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Navy
George Albert Sedar September 11, 1947 - December 27, 2007 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Byron Sidney Sheldon December 19, 1942 - May 17, 2013 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Richard Siebert September 21, 1948 - March 23, 2014 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Navy
Chester Lamar Smith, Jr. January 1, 1948 - January 28, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1972 U.S. Army
Elery Gene Smith December 31, 1948 - October 13, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
Herbert Lee Smith, Sr. December 5, 1946 - June 28, 2017 Vietnam, 1965 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Meredith Hugh Smith May 4, 1948 - February 26, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 - 1972 U.S. Army
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Ronald Lee Smith June 23, 1948 - January 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Emil Mike Stas May 23, 1932 - February 17, 2014 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Army
Donald Michael Stein December 23, 1947 - February 14, 2017 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Thomas Lee Stockwell August 18, 1951 - June 8, 2009 Vietnam, 1971 - 1972 U.S. Army
Michael Richard Straw, Sr. September 7, 1949 - June 24, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Paul Frank Stuart November 9, 1943 - March 30, 2016 Vietnam, 1964 - 1967 U.S. Army
Alan Francis Sturges July 22, 1945 - September 23, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Navy
Harold Leon Sullivan May 17, 1945 - June 3, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Army
Robert James Sullivan January 27, 1950 - March 27, 2013 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
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James Robert Sutton May 21, 1947 - January 24, 2016 Vietnam, 1967 - 1969 U.S. Army
C. Frank Sweeney November 8, 1946 - June 17, 1993 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Navy
John A. Taft July 15, 1946 - July 18, 2010 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
William Robert Taintor, Jr. August 16, 1947 - April 28, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Terry Lee Tartt October 21, 1948 - March 10, 2004 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
John Leslie Taylor January 26, 1948 - September 21, 2006 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
Richard Edward Taylor April 9, 1942 - October 4, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
William Michael Teawalt July 3, 1946 - October 27, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
John Hildery Tener December 28, 1948 - May 9, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
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Howard William Terrell August 28, 1946 - August 22, 2014 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Army
Escom Thompson December 11, 1949 - February 11, 2018 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
Rhudean Lynwood Thompson, Sr. October 12, 1942 - February 28, 2011 Vietnam, 1967 - 1973 U.S. Navy
David Anthony Tortorich October 3, 1944 - December 1, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Frank Robert Urrutia November 1, 1939 - January 29, 2014 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 U.S. Marine Corps
McDonald Valentine, Jr. March 8, 1945 - June 11, 2009 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Eugene Raymond Vanaman December 25, 1934 - January 26, 2011 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
Raymond Vanderbeek, Jr. December 24, 1946 - July 16, 2014 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Roger Glen Vandiver September 15, 1948 - May 19, 2010 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Marine Corps
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Frank Howard Voytek May 21, 1943 - December 22, 2013 Vietnam, 1963 - 1964 U.S. Army
Kenneth Walter Waite February 20, 1949 - December 5, 2015 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Navy
Joseph Leo Waitman December 1, 1947 - May 18, 2009 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
Jimmy Alan Walker March 31, 1948 - October 22, 2012 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
Luther Cornelius Wallace III August 8, 1941 - November 10, 2005 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Army
Billy Ray Ward November 22, 1947 - January 22, 2018 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Everett Elden Warix March 8, 1946 - October 16, 2013 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
William Darrell Waters September 10, 1935 - December 8, 1980 Vietnam, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Navy
Sam Burke Wear April 5, 1946 - April 1, 2017 Vietnam, 1970 U.S. Army
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James Michael Webb October 12, 1946 - April 8, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Marine Corps
James Leroy Weins September 1, 1950 - April 21, 2009 Vietnam, 1970 - 1972 U.S. Air Force
William Wallace Werner July 25, 1945 - September 7, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
Dennis DeWayne West July 28, 1952 - October 6, 2015 Vietnam, 1970 - 1972 U.S. Army
Leland Burnell West January 23, 1947 - September 16, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1969 U.S. Army
Gary Lee Whisner April 3, 1947 - May 16, 1990 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army
David Allen White January 1, 1947 - September 5, 2017 Vietnam, 1966 - 1970 U.S. Navy
Ralph Gene Whitman, Sr. March 9, 1938 - January 23, 2015 Vietnam, 1966 U.S. Navy
Paul Henry Whitten August 23, 1951 - February 10, 2016 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
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Albert Chester Williams January 12, 1946 - July 16, 2016 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Bruce Wayne Williams May 23, 1949 - October 6, 2005 Vietnam, 1969 - 1970 U.S. Army
Woodrow Wilson March 26, 1931 - December 6, 2002 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Charles Thomas “Beau� Wiseman, Jr. November 14, 1947 - April 28, 2015 Vietnam, 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army
Robert Francis Witowski May 14, 1946 - May 10, 2012 Vietnam, 1966 - 1968 U.S. Air Force
Wayne Ward Wolf July 31, 1949 - November 13, 2011 Vietnam, 1969 - 1973 U.S. Air Force
John Christopher Wolfe November 27, 1950 - April 17, 2014 Vietnam, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Richard William Wood March 12, 1942 - March 5, 2007 Vietnam, 1965 - 1967 U.S. Navy
Larry H Woodard December 5, 1936 - April 26, 2008 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
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Ronald Gordon Woolery April 25, 1948 - July 5, 2016 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
John Walter Wooten March 7, 1948 - October 21, 1990 Vietnam, 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army
Robert Randy Worthley September 6, 1945 - May 8, 2010 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Marine Corps
Floyde Edward “Eddy” Worthy October 30, 1948 - June 26, 2016 Vietnam, 1969 U.S. Army
William Lynn Yarger, Sr. July 23, 1943 - February 15, 2018 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967 U.S. Army
Brent K. Young February 11, 1950 - January 3, 2013 Vietnam, 1969 - 1971 U.S. Navy
Merrill Manson Young April 8, 1942 - December 6, 2009 Vietnam, 1966 - 1967, 1970 - 1971 U.S. Army
Leonard David Zaleski December 12, 1948 - September 21, 2017 Vietnam, 1968 - 1969 U.S. Army
William Joseph Zdanczewski, Jr. June 7, 1947 - August 15, 2017 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
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Ronald Joseph Ziol March 16, 1945 - October 26, 1998 Vietnam, 1967 - 1968 U.S. Army
John Harold Zuidema August 7, 1916 - September 14, 1970 Vietnam, 1967 U.S. Air Force
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Benedict Harold Littlejohn June 17, 1951 - January 11, 2018 Vietnam, 1970 - 1972 U.S. Army
VIRTUAL IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL
Each of today’s In Memory honorees have been added to VVMF’s Virtual In Memory Honor Roll at www.vvmf.org/honor-roll. Each honoree has a personal page. Just go to the search bar and type in an honoree’s last name to see their page. We encourage visitors to leave remembrances, add photos and share with friends and family. You can follow postings on an honoree’s page and be alerted when others post remembrances. You can also make donations to VVMF in memory of an honoree to help us continue the In Memory program for years to come. Please visit the virtual In Memory Honor Roll today to learn more about all our honorees.
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OUR SPECIAL THANKS
VVMF would like to give a special thanks to all who help make the In Memory program possible. We couldn’t host ceremonies like today’s without the help of our generous donors. A big thanks to the following individuals who provided financial support for In Memory this year.
Donna Harris Luci Baines-Johnson Elizabeth Kelly Huong Le Nancy Sinatra A special thank you to our In Memory Circle of Friends. Your generous support allows VVMF to continue honoring Vietnam veterans through the In Memory program each year. Dannine Albanese Joyce Henry Mary Ellen Angell Nancy R. Hepner Christa Atchison Kathly L. Huey Lorraine M. Blakely, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) Kathryn Krause Judy Botek Josef and Tesia Kosmalski Sandra B. Brown Margaret Laba Mrs. Elizabeth Burns Eva M. Lindsey Bernadette Cannon Lupe Orta Lopez Sherrill E. Cline Diane Mack Dorothy L. Crooks Mrs. Ronald Maple Vivian Davis Mary P. Martin Marge Demopoulos Naomi G. McAllister Joanne Deutsch Alice Marie McCarty SFC Johnnie R. Downs (Ret) Joanie McKeon Linda Facklam Mrs. Terrence (Patty) W. Meronek Linda J. Fitzenberger Anne D. Michel Margaret Fitzpatrick Brenda Nay Michele Froyd Janis Olson Sally Gassler Elaine F. Patton Ms. Kay Blaine Hall The Pokrajac Pack
Valerie M. Park Theresa M. Payton Marilyn Ponte Gail Hebert Reiner & Family Ruthann Resch Charlotte R. Rose JoAnnette Rosenbaum & Family Margaret Schloesser Sandra Segersin Dianne M. Shay Dolores Shookla Patricia Smentkowski Family Kathie L. Swartz Mary Ann Troiano Diana Rose Ujvagi Mary Jeanne, Sean, Shannon & Patrick Wilson Barbara E. Wright Steven E & Beth L. Wright
VVMF would also like to thank the volunteers of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial who have dedicated thousands of hours to the Memorial over the years. A heartfelt thanks to the families and friends of the In Memory honorees for journeying to Washington, D.C. to take part in this special day.
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When VVMF built The Wall in 1982, no one knew how many Vietnam veterans were going to continue to suffer from service-connected illnesses and pass as a result of their service. As more and more veterans passed, the In Memory program was created to honor these veterans who came home but ultimately died because of their service in Vietnam. We come together each year for the In Memory ceremony to pay tribute to these veterans who sacrificed for their country. For many friends and family members of our honorees, the ceremony has a lasting impact and the friendships fortified here and the memories shared with other families enrich their lives. Honoring service and sacrifice and preserving the legacy of our nation’s Vietnam veterans is central to the VVMF mission. Family members know firsthand the struggle to receive support and acknowledgement for their loved one’s service and sacrifice. We’re asking you to help us lead the way in inspiring others to honor and remember the millions of Vietnam veterans who returned home to an unwelcome nation. We invite you to join the In Memory Circle of Friends — a community of supporters who are fulfilling the promise to Never Forget. Your support will make it possible for us to maintain the In Memory program, which after today honors more than 3,600 veterans, with thousands more expected to be honored in coming years. Your support will help VVMF host the annual ceremony, promote healing and education, and continue to honor all Vietnam veterans. Members of the In Memory Circle of Friends are recognized in the annual In Memory yearbook and receive other special benefits throughout the year. Please help us to ensure the impact of the Vietnam War is never forgotten and that those who served their country and gave their lives as a result are remembered always. Together, we can continue to pay tribute to your loved one and our nation’s Vietnam veterans for generations to come. For more information on joining the In Memory Circle of Friends, please contact Luz Lovins at llovins@vvmf.org or 202-393-0090. More information is also available online at: www.vvmf.org/ inmemory-friends.
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JOIN US ON FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. Please join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for our annual Father’s Day Rose Remembrance at The Wall. Father’s Day is a time to honor all of our fathers and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) will continue the annual tradition of paying special tribute to fathers. Every year on Father’s Day, family members and volunteers affix long-stemmed roses with personal messages of love and remembrance and lay them at the base of The Wall and around the memorial site. Red roses symbolize those killed in action. Yellow roses symbolize those missing in action. White roses with red tips symbolize those veterans who returned home and later died. Family, friends and other visitors are invited to take part in the laying of roses surrounding the memorial, a breathtaking sight that demonstrates both the gratitude and the sacrifices of families impacted by the Vietnam War.
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ABOUT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is the nonprofit organization that founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C. in 1982. VVMF’s mission is to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era. We honor the service of all, preserve the memory of those who died during the war and since returning home, and educate all generations about the lasting impact of the war. Today’s In Memory Ceremony and other VVMF ceremonies, programs, and education efforts are made possible by donations from our generous supporters. VVMF’s work includes:
Care and Preservation of the Memorial Site VVMF partners with the National Park Service (NPS) to care for The Wall, the Three Servicemen Statue, the flagpole, and the In Memory plaque.
The Wall That Heals The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit features a half-scale replica of The Wall in Washington, D.C. along with a mobile Education Center.
Ceremonies at The Wall Each year, VVMF holds several ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to help carry out is mission to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country.
Items left at The Wall Since The Wall was dedicated in 1982, more than 400,000 items have been left by visitors as remembrances and tributes. NPS collects and preserves these objects as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection, with curatorial support from VVMF.
In Memory VVMF’s In Memory program honors Vietnam veterans whose lives were cut short as a result of their service in Vietnam, but are not eligible for inscription on The Wall under Department of Defense guidelines.
Education VVMF develops and distributes comprehensive and balanced education materials that help students learn about the last impact of the Vietnam War and era. For more information on VVMF’s work or to make a donation in support of these programs, please go to: www.vvmf.org or call 202-393-0090.
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About the In Memory Program The In Memory program honors Vietnam veterans whose lives were cut short as a result of their service in Vietnam, but are not eligible for inscription on The Wall under Department of Defense guidelines. In Memory is a way that all Vietnam veterans can be honored on the National Mall. The plaque that honors these veterans was dedicated as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 2004. It reads: In Memory of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War and later died as a result of their service. We honor and remember their sacrifice. The In Memory ceremony is held annually on the National Mall. Family members and friends of current honorees — as well as past honorees — are invited to say their loved one’s name in a touching ceremony on the East Knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The In Memory program has honored more than 3,200 veterans. The In Memory Honor Roll has a remembrance page for each veteran and can be seen online at www.vvmf.org/honor-roll. If you have a family member or friend whose death was related to their service in the Vietnam War and would like to have that person considered for inclusion in the In Memory Honor Roll, please contact VVMF at 202-393-0090 or visit our website to download the application at: www.vvmf.org/inmemory.
Photos, as well as additional Tribute copies, will be available for purchase on our website after the event at: www.vvmf.org/event-photos To learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and its programs: www.vvmf.org Connect with other In Memory families through our In Memory Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/InMemoryFamilies Visit VVMF on the road at The Wall That Heals, our mobile exhibit, which includes the photos of In Memory honorees from the state where we are on display. For a schedule of where to see the exhibit, please visit: http://www.vvmf.org/twth
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