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Memorial Day Remember Those Who Did Not Return
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:08 am
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:08 am
SGT James Edwin Melvin Jr
Brirth
8 Aug 1945
Death
13 Dec 1969 (aged 24)
Bình Phu?c, Vietnam
Lieut Charles William “Butch” Davis
Birth
16 Jul 1943
Death
6 Oct 1967 (aged 24)
Vietnam
Brirth
8 Aug 1945
Death
13 Dec 1969 (aged 24)
Bình Phu?c, Vietnam
Lieut Charles William “Butch” Davis
Birth
16 Jul 1943
Death
6 Oct 1967 (aged 24)
Vietnam
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Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:21 am to OlGrandad
May they rest in peace. Their sacrifice for our country is not forgotten.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:26 am to OlGrandad
I don't have the info in fromt of me at the moment..
Mr. Thompson.
Kille while manning an anti tank gun. The germans hit a building which collapsed on him and the gun.
Roy Edward Ridgeway.
Killed in a Mid Air Collision during a training excersise at night in Calcutta area. Age 24.
Mr. Thompson.
Kille while manning an anti tank gun. The germans hit a building which collapsed on him and the gun.
Roy Edward Ridgeway.
Killed in a Mid Air Collision during a training excersise at night in Calcutta area. Age 24.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:26 am to OlGrandad
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:37 am to OlGrandad
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:42 am to OlGrandad
Maj John P. Pryor
42-year-old trauma and critical care surgeon
Died in action on Christmas Day in 2008 when a mortar round struck near his living quarters in Mosul, Iraq
42-year-old trauma and critical care surgeon
Died in action on Christmas Day in 2008 when a mortar round struck near his living quarters in Mosul, Iraq
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:50 am to OlGrandad
Joseph Ronald Valentine
From Prairieville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Birth Date 24 July 1947
Casualty Date 3 June 1968
War Vietnam War
Service Branch Army
Rank Private First Class
Specialty Light Weapons Infantry
Unit/Group 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, A Company
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:41 am to Reubaltaich
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Marine Cpl. Chad W. Powell
Died June 23, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
22, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 23 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
LINK
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:45 am to Reubaltaich
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Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes
Died February 14, 2006 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
20, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa'im, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Rusty L. Washam.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:50 am to Reubaltaich
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Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lee Hamilton Deal
Died May 17, 2006 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
23, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to 2nd Marine Division Fleet, Marine Force Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; operationally assigned to the Regimental Combat Team-5, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 17 as a result of enemy action at Abu Ghraib, Iraq.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:53 pm to Reubaltaich
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Army CW2 Scott Jamar
32, of Sweetwater, Texas
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Died on April 2, 2003.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:55 pm to OlGrandad
May God bless all service personnel and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you! You are not forgotten.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:42 pm to OlGrandad
Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor
Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr.
Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins
Sgt. Linda L. Pierre
Spc. Joseph B. Cemper
Sgt Sonny Moses
Died 16 April 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades.
Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr.
Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins
Sgt. Linda L. Pierre
Spc. Joseph B. Cemper
Sgt Sonny Moses
Died 16 April 2011 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 2:40 pm to Reubaltaich
Malone, Lesley Ford, PFC
Full Service History
A Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Marines (1/29)
Service Details
Final Rank
Private 1st Class
Service Years
1944 – 1945
Service Status
Not Specified
Primary Unit
A Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Marines (1/29)
Last MOS Group
WWII SSN/MOS
Last MOS
746-Automatic Rifleman (BAR)
Previously Held MOS
Not Specified
Casualty Details
Casualty Date
Jun 05, 1945
Conflict
World War II
Location
Okinawa
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Year of Birth
1922
Home State
Louisiana
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 3:25 pm to OlGrandad
Trey Prather was the QB from Woodlawn Shreveport -- his backup was a fellow named Terry Bradshaw -- who played for LSU but left in 1967 to join the Marines.
Trey Prather remembered for much more than athletics
quote:
In early January, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army were massing their troops in advance of the Tet Offensive. At this time, PFC Prather served with Echo Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Marines (2/5) in Quang Nam Province, helping secure the infamous Liberty Bridge. The bridge was on a major and vital resupply route for Marine and Army convoys to supply other outposts out of Da Nang. The 2/5 has an illustrious history going back to the Great War and is the most decorated unit in the entire Marine Corps.
At night the enemy would plant mines and bobby traps along the convoy roads to disrupt the resupply missions. It was a common requirement for the 2/5 Marines to patrol the roads at sun-up in advance of the daily convoys to clear the roads of mines and booby traps set the night before.
In early January, having only been in country for a little over two months, PFC Prather triggered a box mine intended for a large vehicle a few kilometers south of the Liberty Bridge. Although medevaced, he died a couple days later on January 10th, in a Da Nang Hospital.
Trey Prather remembered for much more than athletics
Posted on 5/25/26 at 4:05 pm to Kafka
Posted on 5/25/26 at 4:12 pm to OlGrandad
Uncle that I haven't met yet. He was a tunnel rat. Volunteered for point and was ambushed.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 4:21 pm to Kafka
John Sharpless USMC
Private First Class Sharpless had the position as the point man for the patrol and in the course of several hours disarmed three booby traps in a calm, professional manner. At approximately 1030 hours in the morning, Private First Class Sharpless accidentally triggered a fourth booby trap. The normal reaction at this point would be for the Marine to attempt to throw himself to the ground and thereby miss some of the blast. Private First Class Sharpless, however, in a courageous and selfless manner spun around leaving himself exposed to the blast and shouted “booby trap…get down…” to the remainder of the patrol, even as the explosion occurred beside him. Private First Class Sharpless was rendered unconscious by the explosion and was first treated by the 3d Platoon Corpsman. He was MEDEVACED by helicopter to the Charley Medical Unit, but died on the way to the hospital even though the MEDEVAC doctors used all available means to save his life. By his repeated acts of valor, steadfast initiative, and selfless act of heroism, Private First Class Sharpless saved the lives of other members of his patrol, thereby reflecting great credit upon him and upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Private First Class Sharpless had the position as the point man for the patrol and in the course of several hours disarmed three booby traps in a calm, professional manner. At approximately 1030 hours in the morning, Private First Class Sharpless accidentally triggered a fourth booby trap. The normal reaction at this point would be for the Marine to attempt to throw himself to the ground and thereby miss some of the blast. Private First Class Sharpless, however, in a courageous and selfless manner spun around leaving himself exposed to the blast and shouted “booby trap…get down…” to the remainder of the patrol, even as the explosion occurred beside him. Private First Class Sharpless was rendered unconscious by the explosion and was first treated by the 3d Platoon Corpsman. He was MEDEVACED by helicopter to the Charley Medical Unit, but died on the way to the hospital even though the MEDEVAC doctors used all available means to save his life. By his repeated acts of valor, steadfast initiative, and selfless act of heroism, Private First Class Sharpless saved the lives of other members of his patrol, thereby reflecting great credit upon him and upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 5/25/26 at 5:09 pm to OlGrandad
Col John M. McHugh was my Battalion Commander at Ft. Rucker, AL. His convoy got hit by a suicide bomber with a vbied ( vehicle bourne improvised explosive device) in Afganistan in 2010. I ran across him in Iraq in 2008 and he just got promoted to Col. For his rank you wouldn't expect for him to remember lower enlisted guys ,but he congratulated me on my promotion asked how my family in Louisiana was and just cared about his soilders. He was a good one.
SSG Javares Washington he was my roommate in the barracks when I was stationed at Ft. Rucker. He died in a HMMWV Accident in Kuwait in 2008. A civilian vehicle was passing a convoy on the other side of the road going the opposite direction. The driver either could go left and crash into the other convoy, hit the civilian car head on, or go to the right off the road which he did and the vehicle flipped killing Washington. He was married just had his 3rd child and passed at 27 years old. He really was a good dude, multi sport athlete, ran track at Northern Arizona, and was from Pensacola. He had 2 years in when I moved in the barracks and he showed me alot about the Army and helped with job knowledge and other things about the Army.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 7:14 pm to stelly1025
Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed
Died January 28, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
25, of Opelousas, La.; assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spcs. Michael S. Evans II and Christopher J. Ramsey.
Died January 28, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
25, of Opelousas, La.; assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spcs. Michael S. Evans II and Christopher J. Ramsey.
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