William Dean Martin

Lance Corporal
B CO, 11TH ENG BN, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
12 March 1945 - 02 September 1967
Springfield, IL
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3RD MARDIV

11TH ENG BN 		Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, RVN Gallantry Cross, RVN Campaign medals

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22 Apr 2000

REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS

From a comrade-in-arms,
John Murdock
johnmurdock@murdockcentral.com
20 Jan 2003

Although you were my cousin,
I had not time to know you.
You died in a stupid war
when you were only twenty-two.

I visited the Wall this week
and looked upon your name
and hearing shouts from protesters
I knew things were still the same.

They're talking war in Iraq
and boys prepare to die
and soon they will be joining you
as in their graves they lie.

I miss you, Bill and often wish
that you had not gone to give
your life for fighting battles
so the rest of us might live.

Peace and love from your cousin, Diane
E-mail address is not available.





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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
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