Tag: KIA
Bringing Home LCpl Barfield
Lance Corporal Jason Nicholas Barfield, 22, of Ashford, Alabama, was killed in action October 24, 2011 in Helmand Province Afghanistan while serving in the war…
LUMINOUS BASE
A couple months ago, I was contacted by Bruce Williams-Burden, a former Navy Corpsman. Bruce was wrapping up his book “LUMINOUS BASE”, which is a…
Purple Foxes – February 7, 1969 and 2007
On February 7, 1969, a Marine helicopter crashed in Vietnam, killing six of the seven on board. On February 7, 2007, a Marine helicopter was…
LCPL Jordan Haerter and CPL Jonathan Yale
Excerpt from a CMC speaking engagement: I would share with you a story that took place back in the spring in Iraq. I say that…
Paul Melvin Beddoe, KIA Vietnam
PFC Paul Melvin Beddoe was a member of Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. PFC Beddoe died Jan. 21, 1968 in a Da Nang hospital, one…
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