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Some time ago, I posted from Garretson, S.D. a town of a little over 1,200 people as of the 2020 census. You can see that post here.
There were only four names on their memorial and today, I will honor two of them.
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| William L. Hill |
Pfc Hill was on guard duty when he stepped on a land mine in Gia Dinh Province. He was lost om May 1, 1968. His body was recovered and is buried in South Dakota. His full profile reads that he was killed by "misadventure" "Friendly fire" I wonder if that means the mine was one of ours, or something else?
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| Robert V. Reker |
LCpl Reker was only in 'Nam two months before he was killed by "hostile" "fragmentation" wounds. He was lost at Quang Nam Province on June 13, 1969.
Next time, on August 10th, we will return to Tennessee, to honor others so worthy of our admiration and never ending respect. Join me there, at 9:00 am., as always.
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!
