2014 In Memory Program

Sixteenth Annual IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE VIE TNA M VE TER ANS M E MORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 10 : 0 0 A . M .

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DEAR FRIENDS: On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), I am pleased to welcome you to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for our sixteenth In Memory Day ceremony. As is our annual tradition, we gather in the shadow of The Wall that memorializes those who are listed as killed or missing in action to pay tribute to the more than 3.4 million Americans who served in Southeast Asia from 1955-1975. We are here to call attention to those who have passed, and to give them the honor they deserve. Today, we memorialize those who mightily shouldered the burden of war, bravely endured the wounds of war and proudly answered their nation’s call to service.

An entire generation of patriots served honorably and, thankfully, most returned home. However, many never fully recovered, either physically or emotionally, from their experiences in that war. 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 to “the world” and suffered long after the actual fighting ended. As these men and women pass, it is our duty and our solemn promise, to welcome them home to this place. They may not meet the criteria for addition to The Wall, but they certainly meet the criteria of joining their brothers and sisters in this place of honor and remembrance.

This year, we recognize the contributions made by 131 service members to ensure the cause of freedom and liberty.

Their names will be added to the In Memory Honor Roll and the memory of their service will forever be linked to this Wall. For as long as this memorial stands, and as long as visitors come to this place to learn, your loved ones will be remembered. Their sacrifices will not be forgotten.

Thank you all for joining us here today.

Sincerely,

Jan C. Scruggs Founder and President Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

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Sixteenth Annual IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE VIE TNA M VE TER ANS M E MORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 | 10 : 0 0 A . M .

The names of all past honorees are read throughout the ceremony Opening Remarks

Jan C. Scruggs President and Founder, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Master of Ceremonies

Captain Denis Faherty, USN (Ret.) Former Deputy Director of the National Strategic War Gaming Center, National Defense University

Presentation of Colors

Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington

Invocation National Anthem

Vocalist U.S. Marine Corps Band “The President’s Own”

Pledge of Allegiance

Dana Korn Great Niece of 2014 Honoree Bonnie Jean McWilliams

Retiring of Colors

Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington

Keynote Remarks

Annette Conway Sister of 2014 Honoree Daniel Thomas Drury

Name Reading

Past Participants

“The Unsung Heroes”

Chuck Price (recording)

In Memory Honor Roll Call

Families and Friends

Taps

Bugler U.S. Navy Band

Laying of Tributes

Families and Friends at The Wall

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2014 IN MEMORY HONOREES Their names are not inscribed on The Wall, but their spirits and memory are ever present.

Patrick Allen Alexander ................................... July 21, 1952 – June 3, 2012 Thomas George Angelos ........................May 8, 1947 – December 3, 2009 Robert John Banaszek.................. December 25, 1928 – February 25, 1982 Paul George Bebeau...............................July 24, 1944 – February 10, 2012 James Rodger Boden .............................June 7, 1947 – November 13, 2013 Karl Mark Boff ...........................................August 25, 1948 – July 27, 2009 Dennis James Brady..................... December 30, 1942 – February 17, 1998 John Timothy Brozovich ................................ May 27, 1946 – July 19, 2012 Dean Paul Buhle..................................... August 18, 1947 – August 3, 2011 Floyd Ray Burchett ............................... May 13, 1946 – September 8, 2011 James Joseph Burns ................................. August 10, 1942 – April 21, 2001 Charles William Carey Jr. ........................... October 4, 1950 – June 2, 2012 Vincent Frank Chavez........................... December 1, 1949 – June 26, 2011 John Andrew Chess .....................................July 25, 1944 – August 9, 1992 Frederick James Chicoine .............. December 10, 1948 – October 8, 2006 James Herman Clark ...............................March 21, 1947 – March 19, 1984 Ovie B. Clark ....................................... July 13, 1945 – December 25, 2012 Charles Woodfall Clark Jr............. September 18, 1944 – October 22, 1994 Dennis Farrell Coble ................. September 21, 1947 – December 21, 2001 Larry Dean Cole ...................................... May 18, 1947 – February 1, 2013 David (Tex) William Condron ............September 13, 1948 – April 29, 2000 William (Bill) Cooney ..................................... July 19, 1948 – July 13, 1985 William Darlington Cornwell III ..... January 11, 1940 – November 30, 2012 Teddy Bruce Craven .................................. April 17, 1949 – March 17, 2013 Eldon Dean Crouse Sr.......................... March 16, 1948 – February 9, 2012 Kevin William Dale ...................................January 17, 1952 – July 30, 2012 Gunnar Frederick Davis ........................ February 28, 1947 – April 30, 2012 Paul Jackson Davis ................................February 19, 1942 – May 13, 2003 Dallas Crawford Dixon ....................................July 30, 1932 – July 17, 1976 David Wayne Douglas Sr. ........................ June 29, 1945 – January 24, 2014 Edwin George Driscoll ...............................June 26, 1943 – August 9, 2007 Daniel Thomas Drury ...........................July 27, 1948 – November 11, 1979 Frank Ellsworth Elliott III ...............................July 19, 1940 – March 9, 2013 Paul Marshall Facklam Sr. ............ December 18, 1945 – February 27, 2005 Douglas Dee Fausett .................................... June 26, 1947 – July 30, 2007 Donald Edward Fiechter .........................June 8, 1947 – November 8, 2012 James Lyle Froyd................................. June 19, 1945 – December 12, 2010 Alan J. Gatesman .............................November 8, 1943 – January 10, 2003 Frederick Sheppard Gersh ............................. May 24, 1936 – April 5, 2012 Thomas Carlyle Graham ....................December 15, 1948 – August 7, 2013 Charles Jasper Hansen Jr. ............. November 28, 1934 – February 29, 2012 Gary Paul Harding ................................... October 12, 1951 – April 1, 2013 Michael Lyn Harger .........................March 15, 1946 – September 15, 2005 John Vincent Hecker ............................. August 9, 1948 – October 4, 2013 Dennis James William Hewitt ......... November 8, 1946 – October 17, 2012 Vaughn Galen Hillgren ......................... April 18, 1938 – February 20, 2014 Arthur James Hinsch....................... August 30, 1947 – November 16, 1986 Thomas Gustav Carl Jacobsen ..............July 29, 1951 – November 13, 2013 Allen Gordon James ............................ October 1, 1947 – January 31, 2012 David Michael Johnson ............... September 26, 1944 – October 28, 2007 Gary Joseph Johnson ...............................October 3, 1945 – April 10, 1991 Walter Edward Jones ................................... April 30, 1940 – May 17, 1998 Thomas Lee Kelly ...................................... March 15, 1933 – June 11, 2013 Terry Alan Kent ............................... March 15, 1948 – December 16, 2011 William Boleslaw Klimek .................March 19, 1943 – November 19, 2004 Sheldon Mark Klink ........................ December 30, 1947 – October 7, 1974 Robert Alan Konopka ..................................March 29, 1947 – May 7, 2007 Ryszard Laba ................................. February 7, 1946 – September 10, 2012 Marvin Lee Lemley ............................... September 27, 1946 – May 4, 2012 Joseph Paul Lopez ....................................January 31, 1948 – June 17, 2013 Clarence Allen Mack Sr. .........................September 11, 1945 – July 7, 2012 Eugene J. Magnuson Jr. .................October 28, 1947 – September 26, 2013 Michael Mallory ...............................................July 30, 1949 – July 4, 2013 Eduardo Marquez Jr. .......................... October 9, 1949 – October 23, 1993 Varnie Lamar Massey ................................June 15, 1949 – August 11, 2012 Richard Allen McCraw ............... September 19, 1948 – December 8, 2013

Bonnie Jean McWilliams ...................... May 12, 1924 – November 3, 2008 Danny Robert McWilliams ...........................July 17, 1947 – August 6, 2013 Patrick Thomas Michael ..................December 20, 1946 – March 22, 1982 James Ronald Miller.............................. February 11, 1949 – April 10, 2013 William Michael Mintler .............................. May 10, 1940 – April 11, 2001 William Lester Morton ......................... December 8, 1948 – April 27, 2005 Robert James Mott ..............................August 23, 1949 – October 15, 2012 Richard Anthony Nailor ........................July 27, 1935 – November 16, 2012 John Raymond Nash ...................... October 13, 1945 – September 5, 2008 Rondle Lee Nelson ..................................July 25, 1943 – October 10, 2010 James Lee Nye ....................................August 22, 1946 – October 29, 2012 Michael G. Obrecht ............................. December 6, 1948 – June 13, 2013 George Charles Olenick ................ October 22, 1946 – December 8, 2006 Raymond Francis Ollero ......................March 14, 1947 – October 18, 2010 Melvin Grant Overbay Jr........................ November 1, 1950 – July 29, 1993 Bruce Joseph Pascale............................. January 9, 1947 – August 25, 1994 John Nicholas Paul ...................................... June 28, 1949 – April 17, 2004 Charles A. Phelan III ............................January 21, 1939 – January 14, 1974 Robert James Pope ..................................July 22, 1941 – October 23, 1995 Charles Robert Powell Jr. ...................September 29, 1951 – March 3, 2012 Clyde Roger Price ..................................October 16, 1948 – April 28, 2013 Edwin Taylor Reed .......................................August 3, 1946 – July 22, 1984 James Edward Resch ..................................... June 11, 1947 – May 26, 2011 Carl Douglass Riegel ............................. June 15, 1946 – February 27, 2013 Michael Frank Rossler.............................. August 27, 1945 – March 1, 1988 Gilbert Reed Rowan .............................September 9, 1941 – May 13, 2005 Michael Anthony Ruberti ........................June 19, 1944 – January 30, 1988 Joseph Michael Ruggiero ......................... April 7, 1947 – October 13, 1987 Samuel Salinas ............................................. July 17, 1948 – March 4, 2013 Lonnie Ray Sanders ......................September 14, 1948 – October 13, 2012 Bernard Scott Schneider .....................November 14, 1947 – April 10, 2012 Gerald Leroy Schneider ....................... July 21, 1943 – September 20, 2013 Phillip Michael Seyller ..................October 28, 1949 – September 28, 2013 John Joseph Skahill Jr. .......................... September 27, 1947 – July 20, 2012 Michael Stanley Edward Smentkowski ...August 8, 1946 – November 28, 2010 Ernest Luther Smith Jr....................... December 27, 1932 – August 24, 2010 John Archie Smith............................ March 27, 1941 – December 15, 1988 Kerry Bruce Smith .................................November 2, 1948 – July 15, 2001 Marlin Ray Smith ............................October 4, 1928 – September 21, 2001 Antonio Caetano Soares ...........................March 22, 1945 – April 30, 2013 Jesse Warren Spencer Jr. ................................. April 15, 1948 – July 2, 2010 Robert Eugene Stafford .....................January 28, 1951 – February 14, 2007 Dwight David Stanley ........................... March 9, 1947 – October 18, 2013 Jerry Stanley ...................................... December 1, 1946 – March 26, 2013 Donald Ray Stokes ....................... October 24, 1930 – November 22, 2013 Roger Vinson Stone ....................................July 12, 1948 – March 19, 1997 Michael Don Strickland ............. December 21, 1950 – September 11, 2012 Ronald Cole Tastad...............................January 26, 1946 – January 3, 1990 Robert Richard Tiede............................. February 10, 1945 – June 10, 2013 Robert Francis Tighe ................................... June 15, 1948 – August 1, 2013 Joseph Thomas Timpano .......................March 28, 1947 – August 24, 2010 Arthur Frank Torres......................... August 30, 1948 – November 19, 2013 William Francis Trainor ......................... October 26, 1949 – March 1, 2013 Daniel Vasquez .............................. October 11, 1947 – December 1, 1987 Frank Harvey Virdin Sr. ...............................July 23, 1945 – August 9, 2006 Robert William Vradenburgh .................... July 29, 1946 – October 4, 1987 Richard Stephen Wagner ............ November 20, 1946 – November 5, 2013 Frederick Eugene White........................ April 20, 1950 – February 11, 2014 Russell Sterling Whitman III .....................August 4, 1947 – March 22, 2013 Patrick Lee Wright ..................................... March 17, 1948 – June 28, 1997 David Paul Wuckert ..................November 19, 1945 – November 22, 2012 Robert Hepburn Yancey ........... December 19, 1943 – December 29, 2009 Paul Joseph Yeramian .................. December 11, 1946 – September 7, 2011 George Thomas Zabilka Jr. .................May 13, 1948 – November 22, 2002 Richard Alexander Zenick .................September 5, 1944 – March 16, 2012

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

PATRICK ALLEN ALEXANDER July 21, 1952 – June 3, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1970 –1974

PAUL GEORGE BEBEAU July 24, 1944 – February 10, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964 – 1968

DENNIS JAMES BRADY December 30, 1942 – February 17, 1998 U.S. Army, 1960’s

THOMAS GEORGE ANGELOS May 8, 1947 – December 3, 2009 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

JAMES RODGER BODEN June 7, 1947 – November 13, 2013 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1968

JOHN TIMOTHY BROZOVICH May 27, 1946 – July 19, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

ROBERT JOHN BANASZEK December 25, 1928 – February 25, 1982 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

KARL MARK BOFF August 25, 1948 – July 27, 2009 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1969

DEAN PAUL BUHLE August 18, 1947 – August 3, 2011 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1968

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

FLOYD RAY BURCHETT May 13, 1946 – September 8, 2011 U.S. Army, 1971 – 1972

VINCENT FRANK CHAVEZ December 1, 1949 – June 26, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1970

JAMES HERMAN CLARK March 21, 1947 – March 19, 1984 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1968

JAMES JOSEPH BURNS August 10, 1942 – April 21, 2001 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1966

JOHN ANDREW CHESS July 25, 1944 – August 9, 1992 U.S. Marine Corps, 1962 – 1965

OVIE B. CLARK July 13, 1945 – December 25, 2012 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

CHARLES WILLIAM CAREY JR. October 4, 1950 – June 2, 2012 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1972

FREDERICK JAMES CHICOINE December 10, 1948 – October 8, 2006 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1970

CHARLES WOODFALL CLARK JR. September 18, 1944 – October 22, 1994 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

DENNIS FARRELL COBLE September 21, 1947 – December 21, 2001 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1969

WILLIAM (BILL) COONEY July 19, 1948 – July 13, 1985 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

ELDON DEAN CROUSE SR. March 16, 1948 – February 9, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

LARRY DEAN COLE May 18, 1947 – February 1, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

WILLIAM DARLINGTON CORNWELL III January 11, 1940 – November 30, 2012 U.S. Navy, 1958 – 1960; U.S. Army, 1961 – 1969

KEVIN WILLIAM DALE January 17, 1952 – July 30, 2012 U.S. Army, 1970 – 1972

DAVID (TEX) WILLIAM CONDRON September 13, 1948 – April 29, 2000 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1971

TEDDY BRUCE CRAVEN April 17, 1949 – March 17, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1971

GUNNAR FREDERICK DAVIS February 28, 1947 – April 30, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964 – 1986

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

PAUL JACKSON DAVIS February 19, 1942 – May 13, 2003 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1970

EDWIN GEORGE DRISCOLL June 26, 1943 – August 9, 2007 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1971

PAUL MARSHALL FACKLAM SR. December 18, 1945 – February 27, 2005 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1969

DALLAS CRAWFORD DIXON July 30, 1932 – July 17, 1976 U.S. Air Force, 1971 – 1972

DANIEL THOMAS DRURY July 27, 1948 – November 11, 1979 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1970

DOUGLAS DEE FAUSETT June 26, 1947 – July 30, 2007 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1968

DAVID WAYNE DOUGLAS SR. June 29, 1945 – January 24, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965 – 1975

FRANK ELLSWORTH ELLIOTT III July 19, 1940 – March 9, 2013 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1971

DONALD EDWARD FIECHTER June 8, 1947 – November 8, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965 – 1968

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

JAMES LYLE FROYD June 19, 1945 – December 12, 2010 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

THOMAS CARLYLE GRAHAM December 15, 1948 – August 7, 2013 U.S. Army, Late 1960’s

MICHAEL LYN HARGER March 15, 1946 – September 15, 2005 U.S. Army, 1963 – 1983

ALAN J. GATESMAN November 8, 1943 – January 10, 2003 U.S. Air Force, 1961 – 1983

CHARLES JASPER HANSEN JR. November 28, 1934 – February 29, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1956 – 1976

JOHN VINCENT HECKER August 9, 1948 – October 4, 2013 U.S. Navy, 1969 – 1970

FREDERICK SHEPPARD GERSH May 24, 1936 – April 5, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1959 – 1986

GARY PAUL HARDING October 12, 1951 – April 1, 2013 U.S. Army, 1971 – 1972

DENNIS JAMES WILLIAM HEWITT November 8, 1946 – October 17, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1969

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

VAUGHN GALEN HILLGREN April 18, 1938 – February 20, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969, 1971 – 1972

ALLEN GORDON JAMES October 1, 1947 – January 31, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1966 – 1972

WALTER EDWARD JONES April 30, 1940 – May 17, 1998 U.S. Marine Corps, 1963 – 1967

ARTHUR JAMES HINSCH August 30, 1947 – November 16, 1986 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1968

DAVID MICHAEL JOHNSON September 26, 1944 – October 28, 2007 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

THOMAS LEE KELLY March 15, 1933 – June 11, 2013 U.S. Army, 1955 – 1984

THOMAS GUSTAV CARL JACOBSEN July 29, 1951 – November 13, 2013 U.S. Army, 1970 – 1974

GARY JOSEPH JOHNSON October 3, 1945 – April 10, 1991 U.S. Navy, 1966 – 1970

TERRY ALAN KENT March 15, 1948 – December 16, 2011 U.S. Navy, 1968

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

WILLIAM BOLESLAW KLIMEK March 19, 1943 – November 19, 2004 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

RYSZARD LABA February 7, 1946 – September 10, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

CLARENCE ALLEN MACK SR. September 11, 1945 – July 7, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1966 – 1969

SHELDON MARK KLINK December 30, 1947 – October 7, 1974 U.S. Air Force, 1966 – 1970

MARVIN LEE LEMLEY September 27, 1946 – May 4, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1968

EUGENE J. MAGNUSON JR. October 28, 1947 – September 26, 2013 U.S. Army, 1964 – 1973

ROBERT ALAN KONOPKA March 29, 1947 – May 7, 2007 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

JOSEPH PAUL LOPEZ January 31, 1948 – June 17, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1968

MICHAEL MALLORY July 30, 1949 – July 4, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

EDUARDO MARQUEZ JR. October 9, 1949 – October 23, 1993 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1973

BONNIE JEAN MCWILLIAMS May 12, 1924 – November 3, 2008 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1968

JAMES RONALD MILLER February 11, 1949 – April 10, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1969

VARNIE LAMAR MASSEY June 15, 1949 – August 11, 2012 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1971

DANNY ROBERT MCWILLIAMS July 17, 1947 – August 6, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

WILLIAM MICHAEL MINTLER May 10, 1940 – April 11, 2001 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1968

RICHARD ALLEN MCCRAW September 19, 1948 – December 8, 2013 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1970

PATRICK THOMAS MICHAEL December 20, 1946 – March 22, 1982 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1969

WILLIAM LESTER MORTON December 8, 1948 – April 27, 2005 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1969

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

ROBERT JAMES MOTT August 23, 1949 – October 15, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1969

RONDLE LEE NELSON July 25, 1943 – October 10, 2010 U.S. Army, 1970 – 1971

GEORGE CHARLES OLENICK October 22, 1946 – December 8, 2006 U.S. Air Force, 1964 – 1972

RICHARD ANTHONY NAILOR July 27, 1935 – November 16, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1954 – 1974

JAMES LEE NYE August 22, 1946 – October 29, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1972

RAYMOND FRANCIS OLLERO March 14, 1947 – October 18, 2010 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1969

JOHN RAYMOND NASH October 13, 1945 – September 5, 2008 U.S. Army, 1962 – 1967

MICHAEL G. OBRECHT December 6, 1948 – June 13, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

MELVIN GRANT OVERBAY JR. November 1, 1950 – July 29, 1993 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1973

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

BRUCE JOSEPH PASCALE January 9, 1947 – August 25, 1994 U.S. Navy, 1964 – 1967

ROBERT JAMES POPE July 22, 1941 – October 23, 1995 U.S. Army, 1961 – 1985

EDWIN TAYLOR REED August 3, 1946 – July 22, 1984 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

JOHN NICHOLAS PAUL June 28, 1949 – April 17, 2004 U.S. Army, Early 1970s

CHARLES ROBERT POWELL JR. September 29, 1951 – March 3, 2012 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1971

JAMES EDWARD RESCH June 11, 1947 – May 26, 2011 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

CHARLES A. PHELAN III January 21, 1939 – January 14, 1974 U.S. Air Force, 1956 – 1969

CLYDE ROGER PRICE October 16, 1948 – April 28, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966 – 1972

CARL DOUGLASS RIEGEL June 15, 1946 – February 27, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

MICHAEL FRANK ROSSLER August 27, 1945 – March 1, 1988 U.S. Air Force, 1966

JOSEPH MICHAEL RUGGIERO April 7, 1947 – October 13, 1987 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1969

BERNARD SCOTT SCHNEIDER November 14, 1947 – April 10, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1965 – 1968

GILBERT REED ROWAN September 9, 1941 – May 13, 2005 U.S. Navy, 1968 – 1970

SAMUEL SALINAS July 17, 1948 – March 4, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

GERALD LEROY SCHNEIDER July 21, 1943 – September 20, 2013 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

MICHAEL ANTHONY RUBERTI June 19, 1944 – January 30, 1988 U.S. Marine Corps, 1961 – 1965

LONNIE RAY SANDERS September 14, 1948 – October 13, 2012 U.S. Army, 1970 – 1971

PHILLIP MICHAEL SEYLLER October 28, 1949 – September 28, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

JOHN JOSEPH SKAHILL JR. September 27, 1947 – July 20, 2012 U.S. Navy, 1966 – 1998

JOHN ARCHIE SMITH March 27, 1941 – December 15, 1988 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1972

ANTONIO CAETANO SOARES March 22, 1945 – April 30, 2013 U.S. Army, 1964 – 1966

MICHAEL STANLEY EDWARD SMENTKOWSKI August 8, 1946 – November 28, 2010 U.S. Army, 1967

KERRY BRUCE SMITH November 2, 1948 – July 15, 2001 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1970

JESSE WARREN SPENCER JR. April 15, 1948 – July 2, 2010 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 – 1968

ERNEST LUTHER SMITH JR. December 27, 1932 – August 24, 2010 U.S. Air Force, 1954 – 1975

MARLIN RAY SMITH October 4, 1928 – September 21, 2001 U.S. Air Force, 1971 – 1973

ROBERT EUGENE STAFFORD January 28, 1951 – February 14, 2007 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1970

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

DWIGHT DAVID STANLEY March 9, 1947 – October 18, 2013 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1972

ROGER VINSON STONE July 12, 1948 – March 19, 1997 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

ROBERT RICHARD TIEDE February 10, 1945 – June 10, 2013 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1968

JERRY STANLEY December 1, 1946 – March 26, 2013 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1968

MICHAEL DON STRICKLAND December 21, 1950 – September 11, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969 – 1977

ROBERT FRANCIS TIGHE June 15, 1948 – August 1, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969 – 1972

DONALD RAY STOKES October 24, 1930 – November 22, 2013 U.S. Army, 1951 – 1971

RONALD COLE TASTAD January 26, 1946 – January 3, 1990 U.S. Army, 1966 – 1969

JOSEPH THOMAS TIMPANO March 28, 1947 – August 24, 2010 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1969

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

ARTHUR FRANK TORRES August 30, 1948 – November 19, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1988

FRANK HARVEY VIRDIN SR. July 23, 1945 – August 9, 2006 U.S. Marine Corps, 1963 –1969

FREDERICK EUGENE WHITE April 20, 1950 – February 11, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1974

WILLIAM FRANCIS TRAINOR October 26, 1949 – March 1, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968 – 1971

ROBERT WILLIAM VRADENBURGH July 29, 1946 – October 4, 1987 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1970

RUSSELL STERLING WHITMAN III August 4, 1947 – March 22, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967 – 1972

DANIEL VASQUEZ October 11, 1947 – December 1, 1987 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1970

RICHARD STEPHEN WAGNER November 20, 1946 – November 5, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968 – 1974

PATRICK LEE WRIGHT March 17, 1948 – June 28, 1997 U.S. Army, 1969 – 1970

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2014 Inductees

PAUL JOSEPH YERAMIAN December 11, 1946 – September 7, 2011 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1968

ROBERT HEPBURN YANCEY December 19, 1943 – December 29, 2009 U.S. Air Force, 1964 – 1968

GEORGE THOMAS ZABILKA JR. May 13, 1948 – November 22, 2002 U.S. Navy, 1966 – 1970

RICHARD ALEXANDER ZENICK September 5, 1944 – March 16, 2012 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1968

Photo: Bill Shugarts

DAVID PAUL WUCKERT November 19, 1945 – November 22, 2012 U.S. Army, 1965 – 1967

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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL INDUCTEES INDEX BY STATE Alabama ......................................................................... John Archie Smith Arizona ........................................................... Russell Sterling Whitman III Arkansas............................................................Danny Robert McWilliams California ................................................................. Vincent Frank Chavez California ...................................................................Gary Joseph Johnson California ............................................................. Bonnie Jean McWilliams California ......................................................................Robert James Pope California ............................................................................ Samuel Salinas California ...........................................................................Daniel Vasquez California .............................................................Richard Stephen Wagner California .............................................................. Frederick Eugene White Connecticut........................................................... Richard Anthony Nailor Connecticut.......................................................... Raymond Francis Ollero Connecticut.................................................................... Richard A. Zenick Delaware................................................................ Frank Harvey Virdin Sr. Florida ..................................................................Thomas George Angelos Florida ...................................................................Donald Edward Fiechter Florida ........................................................................ Walter Edward Jones Georgia ..................................................................... Varnie Lamar Massey Georgia .................................................................Bernard Scott Schneider Illinois ...................................................................John Timothy Brozovich Illinois ................................................................................... Ovie B. Clark Illinois ....................................................................David Michael Johnson Illinois .........................................................................Michael G. Obrecht Illinois ................................................................... Gerald Leroy Schneider Illinois ......................................................................Phillip Michael Seyller Illinois .....................................................................Robert Eugene Stafford Illinois .....................................................................................Jerry Stanley Illinois .......................................................................... Ronald Cole Tastad Illinois ...............................................................George Thomas Zabilka Jr. Indiana ..........................................................................Floyd Ray Burchett Indiana ..........................................................................Rondle Lee Nelson Indiana ................................................................................ James Lee Nye Iowa ................................................................................. Dean Paul Buhle Iowa .............................................................................Michael Lyn Harger Iowa ............................................................. Dennis James William Hewitt Kansas ........................................................................ James Edward Resch Kentucky .................................................................... Dennis Farrell Coble Kentucky ........................................................................ Clyde Roger Price Kentucky ......................................................................Lonnie Ray Sanders Kentucky ......................................................................Roger Vinson Stone Louisiana ..............................................................Charles Robert Powell Jr. Louisiana ........................................................................ Kerry Bruce Smith Louisiana .................................................................. Dwight David Stanley Maine ...................................................................... Eldon Dean Crouse Sr. Maryland .................................................................Richard Allen McCraw Massachusetts .....................................................Frederick James Chicoine Massachusetts ....................................................................... Ryszard Laba Massachusetts ............................................................ Charles A. Phelan III Massachusetts ..................................................... Michael Anthony Ruberti Massachusetts ............................................................ Robert Francis Tighe Massachusetts .......................................................Robert Hepburn Yancey Massachusetts ...........................................................Paul Joseph Yeramian Michigan .......................................................................... Larry Dean Cole Michigan .....................................................................Teddy Bruce Craven Michigan ................................................................... Robert Richard Tiede Michigan ..................................................................... David Paul Wuckert Minnesota .................................................................... Kevin William Dale Minnesota ....................................................Thomas Gustav Carl Jacobsen Missouri ................................................................... Daniel Thomas Drury Missouri ............................................................................Michael Mallory Missouri .............................................................. Melvin Grant Overbay Jr. Missouri .....................................................................Carl Douglass Riegel Missouri .......................................................................... Marlin Ray Smith Nebraska .................................................................Vaughn Galen Hillgren

Nebraska ............................................................................ Terry Alan Kent Nevada............................................................................. James Lyle Froyd New Hampshire .................................................Frederick Sheppard Gersh New Jersey .................................................................. Dennis James Brady New Jersey ...................................................................James Joseph Burns New Jersey ......................................................... Charles Woodfall Clark Jr. New Jersey ..............................................................Edwin George Driscoll New Jersey .......................................................... William Boleslaw Klimek New Jersey ...................................................................Sheldon Mark Klink New Jersey .....................................................................Joseph Paul Lopez New Jersey .................................................................... Robert James Mott New Jersey ...................................... Michael Stanley Edward Smentkowski New Jersey ..................................................................... Antonio C. Soares New Mexico............................................................... Eduardo Marquez Jr. New Mexico................................................................. Arthur Frank Torres New York .............................................................................Karl Mark Boff New York ............................................................ Charles William Carey Jr. New York .............................................................. Gunnar Frederick Davis New York .................................................................... Paul M. Facklam Sr. New York ...................................................................... Gary Paul Harding New York ................................................................... Arthur James Hinsch New York ....................................................................Allen Gordon James New York ............................................................. William Michael Mintler New York .................................................................. Bruce Joseph Pascale New York ......................................................................John Nicholas Paul New York ..................................................................John Joseph Skahill Jr. New York ............................................................... William Francis Trainor New York ...................................................... Robert William Vradenburgh North Carolina ....................................................... Dallas Crawford Dixon Ohio........................................................................... James Herman Clark Ohio.........................................................................William “Bill” Cooney Ohio......................................................................... Michael Frank Rossler Oklahoma .......................................................................Thomas Lee Kelly Oklahoma ............................................................ Jesse Warren Spencer Jr. Oklahoma ..................................................................... Donald Ray Stokes Oregon........................................................................ James Ronald Miller Pennsylvania ............................................................ Robert John Banaszek Pennsylvania ................................................................ James Roger Boden Pennsylvania ................................................................John Andrew Chess Pennsylvania ............................................. William Darlington Cornwell III Pennsylvania .............................................................David W. Douglas Sr. Pennsylvania ................................................................... Alan J. Gatesman Pennsylvania ..............................................................John Vincent Hecker Pennsylvania .............................................................Robert Alan Konopka Pennsylvania .........................................................Patrick Thomas Michael Pennsylvania .............................................................. John Raymond Nash Pennsylvania .........................................................George Charles Olenick Pennsylvania ................................................................. Edwin Taylor Reed Pennsylvania ....................................................... Joseph Michael Ruggiero Pennsylvania ............................................................ Ernest Luther Smith Jr. South Carolina.......................................................Clarence Allen Mack Sr. Texas ........................................................... David “Tex” William Condron Texas .............................................................................Paul Jackson Davis Texas ......................................................................Frank Ellsworth Elliot III Texas .................................................................... Thomas Carlyle Graham Texas ................................................................... Charles Jasper Hansen Jr. Texas .......................................................................Eugene J. Magnuson Jr. Texas ..................................................................... Michael Don Strickland Utah .......................................................................Patrick Allen Alexander Utah ...........................................................................Douglas Dee Fausett Virginia.................................................................Joseph Thomas Timpano Washington ....................................................................Patrick Lee Wright West Virginia ................................................................ Marvin Lee Lemley Wisconsin .................................................................. Paul George Bebeau

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JOIN US ON FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2014 AT 10 : 0 0 A . M .

Please join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for our annual Father’s Day Rose Remembrance Ceremony 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, volunteers join sons and daughters of veterans and affix long-stemmed roses with messages of love and honor, sent from across the country to those lost in the war. Each message is read aloud and each rose is touched to The Wall before finally being placed at the base of the Memorial.

Red roses symbolize those killed in action. Yellow roses symbolize those missing in action.

White roses with red tips symbolize those who are part of our In Memory program.

Family, friends and other visitors are invited to take part as the emotional ceremony concludes with a bed of roses surrounding the memorial, a breathtaking sight that demonstrates both the gratitude and the sacrifices of families impacted by foreign conflict.

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ABOUT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., promoting healing and educating about the impact of the Vietnam War. Today’s In Memory Ceremony and other annual VVMF ceremonies are made possible by contributions from our supporters.

VVMF’s annual programs include:

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE WALL The annual Memorial Day ceremony is hosted yearly by VVMF and the National Park Service to pay tribute to members of America’s armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam and in all conflicts.

IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE The In Memory program honors those who died as a result of the Vietnam War, but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense criteria for inclusion upon the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Every year there is a ceremony to pay tribute to these men and women who sacrificed so much for their country. The ceremony is held on Flag Day.

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ABOUT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND VVMF’s annual programs (continued):

FATHER’S DAY ROSE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY Every year on Father’s Day, volunteers join sons and daughters of those whose names are inscribed on The Wall and affix long-stemmed roses with messages of love and honor, sent from across the country to those lost in the war. Each message is read aloud and each rose is touched to the loved one’s name on The Wall before finally being placed at the base of the Memorial.

VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE WALL Each year thousands of visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial gather to honor our nation’s veterans.

On this special day, prominent Americans from all walks of life come to the Memorial to deliver thoughtevoking and patriotic speeches. This ceremony pays tribute to all of our country’s service members, regardless of what conflict they served in.

CHRISTMAS TREE CEREMONY Before Christmas each year, the Memorial Fund staff and volunteers decorate a tree at the apex of The Wall.

The tree is decorated with thousands of holiday messages sent to the Memorial Fund to honor those who served with the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam and other military conflicts and their families.

If you would like 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 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and promoting healing and educating about the impact of the Vietnam War. The legacy of the Memorial includes not only those whose names are etched in the granite wall, but embraces all who served during the Vietnam War. The In Memory Program honors those that died as a result of the Vietnam War but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense parameters for inclusion upon The Wall. Many thousands of service members and civilians died as a result of their involvement in the war, but not as a direct result of combat wounds, as is dictated for inscription on The Wall.

If you have a family member or friend whose death was related to involvement in the Vietnam War and would like to have that person considered for inclusion in the In Memory Honor Roll, contact VVMF at 202-393-0090 or visit our website for details and to download the In Memory application: www.vvmf.org/InMemoryProgram.

Our Special Thanks Special thanks go out to the volunteers of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, who have dedicated thousands of hours to the Memorial over the years. VVMF is proud to have their help and dedication! A special thanks in particular to VVMF volunteer, Tamora Papas, for her support of the In Memory program. A big thanks to the families and friends of the In Memory Honorees for journeying to Washington, DC to take part in this special day.

To learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and its programs: www.vvmf.org Stay connected with VVMF on: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund www.twitter.com/VVMF VNVeteransMemorial

Photos from this event will be available on our website: www.vvmf.org/event-photos

2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 104 Washington, D.C. 20037 Tel (202) 393-0090 Fax (202) 393-0029 E-mail vvmf@vvmf.org www.vvmf.org

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