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Nearly 60,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War, [9] and 3,417 of them were from Texas. [10] At a reading of the names of fallen veterans held in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium at the LBJ Library, newspaper reporter and Vietnam war correspondent Joe Galloway explained the purpose of the Texas Vietnam Veterans Monument is to "encourage hometowns across America to go all out to welcome Vietnam ...
The remains of the copilot Maj. Richard G. Elzinga were identified in July 2011 [40] Presumptive finding of death [3] April 4: Young, Jeffrey J: Private First Class: US Army: 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quang Tri Province: Killed in action, his body disappeared on its way to graves registration [41] Killed in action ...
The names of U.S. Army M/Sgt Chester M. Ovnand and Maj. Dale R. Buis are inscribed on Panel 1E of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall Master Sergeant Chester Melvin Ovnand (also known with surname Ovnard) (September 8, 1914 – July 8, 1959) was the first American casualty of the Vietnam War killed at the hands of the Viet Cong.
An interpretive text to the left of the panel tells part of the memorial's story: "Dedicated on Nov. 13, 1983, the V-shaped monument lists more than 58,000 names of Americans who were killed or ...
With this new date Fitzgibbon became the first person to die in the Vietnam War, Fitzgibbon's name was added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in 1999. [13] The former first two official casualties were U.S. Army Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester Charles Ovnand who were killed on July 8, 1959.
Joe Dzurinda, a 1969-1970 veteran of the Vietnam War and member of the Grafton VFW post, said, "It brings back a lot of memories" from visiting the wall in Washington D.C. and looking up the names ...
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall exhibit held its opening ceremony Wednesday morning at the Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home in Amarillo with special guests to commemorate the special ...
Located in Layton, Utah, the Layton Vietnam Memorial Wall at 437 N Wasatch Dr, 84041, contains the names of all 58,000 Americans who died in the war. According to Utah Vietnam Veterans of America, the wall is 80 percent of the original size of the memorial in Washington, D.C., and it is the only replica of its size west of the Mississippi.