Arkansas X

The Arkansas Vietnam Memorial is quite beautiful. You should visit if you can, In the meantime, read a little more about it here.

Arkansas Vietnam memorial, Little Rock

You may have noticed that as I write about these lost heroes, lately, that I usually choose some small place most of us have never heard of. this is intentional on my part as I feel small towns and less magnificent memorials often get overlooked in our memories. While this is but a small thing, it is something I can do.

Today, Alma, Arkansas:

Roger Dale Cecil

LCPL Roger Cecil was lost in the Quang Tri Province to "multiple fragmentation wounds..." He was injured on July 6th and passed on July14, 1967, He was among 22 others lost in that action. He told a friend the last time he saw him that he "would not be returning from the war." He is buried at Ft. Smith Cemetery.

Billy Dale Livingston

LCPL Billy Livingston was killed by "misadventure or friendly fire..." during an attach during Tet, 1968. An American jet flying in support of the Marines at Khe Sanh released a bomb early. It hit the front line of Marines in defense of the village. He was lost on February 26, 1968. He, too, is buried at Ft. Smith.

William Robert Wilson

1LT William Wilson was lost to "other explosive device" on March 25, 1969. He was lost in Quang Ngi Province. He is buried at Ft. Smith.

Next time, on August 6th, we will return to California, so join me, as always, at 9 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 (now three) 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 ed in Neillsville. The site was chosen because the and I will gladly share them here. 

I hope all those listed here will encourage you to send along photos and join the group.