New Mexico XXXII

It is an honor today to return to Lordsburg, New Mexico to honor two fallen soldiers and one female soldier, who, as you know, are largely a rarity.

 PO2 Ben Dugan

Petty Officer 2 Dugan was lost on July 4th, 1969 in Hau Nghai Province

LCPL Magdaleno Tarango

LCPL Magdaleno Tarango was lost in the Quang Tri Provence on March 5th, 1967 

And, the female soldier from the area. Many do not know that 10 to 11 thousand women served in 'Nam. You can read more about their service and sacrifice here.

 

 Isobel O. Madrid

I ask you to join me on the 26th of June when we will return to New York to add and honor a few more faces, as always at 9:00 am.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia, Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, Elli from Maryland, and Peg and Ray from Florida, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served and/or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here.

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos.