20 May 2008 Lying here beneath this ground Never again to make a sound When alive, they were so brave And carried honor into the grave They were all the best of men Courage earned by all of them Medals pinned upon their chest At last the peace, of final rest In the ranks they stood so strong Voices raised in battle songs Marching forward defying fear For the land they loved so dear On that final Judgement Day When they all stand up to say We gave up all we owned you see At duties call to set men free So when the flag waves in the wind If but a moment, Remember Them For they all paid the final cost So freedom's truth, would not be lost - Jeff Hooker - From a relative. rms84@hotmail.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 3rd Bn, 3rd Marines' Command Chronolgy for July 1967 reports that at 2:15 PM, 21 Jul the 2nd Plt, Mike 3/3, while escorting a road sweep team on Highway 9 southwest of Ca Lu, encountered two enemy soldiers. The Marines killed one of the NVA soldiers, retrieving the dead soldier's body. Shortly afterwards, the platoon found itself under heavy attack by what seemed to be most of an NVA battalion. The remainder of Mike 3/3 came to help, while Kilo 3/3 and a light tank section mounted out from Ca Lu to assist. By 8:15 PM Mike Company reported they had broken contact and were withdrawing. While the number of enemy dead is not known, the Marines lost eleven men killed in action - and another died from wounds three weeks later. The twelve men were 2ndLt John L. Anderson, Alliance, NE Cpl Dennis L. Antoine, Franklin, WI HM3 Thomas O. Clark, Yonkers, NY, Corpsman, H&S Co w/ Mike 3/3 Cpl Donald W. McNamara, Northwood, IA SSgt Terrance L. Meier, Portland, OR (DoW 08/12/1967) (Navy Cross) Sgt Albert A. Outwater, Phillipsburg, NJ LCpl William E. Murff, Prattville, AL LCpl Gary W. Stern, Indiana, PA Pfc Richard F. Coleman, Columbus, OH Pfc Ocie D. Cooley, Baldwin Park, CA Pfc Arthur M. Driggers, North Charleston, SC Pfc Mark T. Linderman, Lansdale, PA

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