Pennsylvania

As I have posted before, this is the memorial at Butler, PA. It is the first, I think, at which I saw a POW bracelet represented. There is also one in Mobile, Alabama, and I cannot recall if I have run across any others. Let me know if you are aware of any.

These three are listed among the numbers upon the stones.

Today, I honor them: 

Larry L. Fowler

 Cpl. Fowler was lost on 11/27/69 at Thua Thien. 

 

Andrew J. Fritsch

 

 SSG. Fritsch was born on the 4th of July and gave up is life on August 10th, 1970 to small arms fire Tay Ninh. One comment I read noted that he was a Staff Sgt, leading men to battle and sometimes their deaths, including his own, and was too young to drink a beer.

William H. Goedeker

PFC Goedeker was lost on August 24th 1967 at Quang Tri on the last day of his Field Service.

R.I.P. brothers

So, as we move through the states and the names of our brothers and sisters, next time, on the 31st, we will revisit Rhode Island to honor a few more of the fallen.

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 and join the group!