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Olive was born in Chicago, but moved with his family to Lexington, Mississippi at a young age, which was where he finished high school. Olive joined the Army from his birth city of Chicago, Illinois in 1964, [1] and was serving as a Private First Class in Company B of the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment ("The Rock"), 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") in Vietnam in 1965.
By the summer of 1979, the Council of Vietnam Veterans had transformed into Vietnam Veterans of America, a veterans service organization made up of, and devoted to, Vietnam veterans. Bobby Muller and Stuart F. Feldman were among the organization's co-founders. [2] Membership grew steadily, and for the first time, VVA secured significant ...
Boatswain's Mate First Class Mekong River January 15, 1967 PBR also received MOH Lloyd T. Williams Jr. Navy Aircraftman First Class South Vietnam April 28, 1969 Crew chief and door gunner Robert S. Williams Marine Corps First Lieutenant Hill 362, Quảng Trị Province July 24–25, 1966 Platoon commander Willis C. Wilson Marine Corps
A reception honoring local Vietnam veterans will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. The museum offers free admission, open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays. The facility is also open by appointment by ...
Sergeant First Class: A Shau Valley, South Vietnam: March 9, 1966: Distinguished himself during 38 hours of close-combat battle against Viet Cong forces during the Battle of A Shau: Lewis Albanese † Army: Private First Class: South Vietnam December 1, 1966: After participating in the defeat of an enemy assault he was killed in hand-to-hand combat
Dedicated in 1998 by Sen. John McCain and Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial and the Vietnam Era Museum is the only one of its kind in the entire nation.
Melvin Earl Newlin was born on September 27, 1948, in the town of Wellsville, Ohio.He graduated from Wellsville High School on June 6, 1966. On July 18, 1966, Newlin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at Cleveland, Ohio, and was ordered to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, where he received recruit training with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion.
Robert Charles Burke (November 7, 1949 – May 17, 1968) was a United States Marine who was killed in action during the Vietnam War and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Private First Class Burke, at age 18, was the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War.