David August Acton

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27 Oct 2007 Years have passed and there were quiet times. But again ... we face our enemies and others follow into your footsteps. The brave will go and some will die. I hope you are there to welcome them ... to somewhere wonderful ... where you have been. Then you can teach of peace and love and forget for a season the rantings and ragings of war. For it goes on and always will until the end of time. You were so young. I am sure you would be surprised to know you have been missed by me. Over years I married and bore sons. I always thought of you and the father you would have been to your own little ones who got left behind. I hope they grew up happy, but always missing the daddy they only knew for such a short time. I've dreamed of you and our families together. Weird dreams, really. We are all broken in one way or another. I am proud of who you were and what you did. For the lives you helped to save, people will forever be grateful. You would have made a great physician after the war. But in heaven, you can heal souls and I bet you do that well. Take heed, my dear old friend. I have never ever forgotten. For some reason, I will love you forever. I hope our paths cross again on our journey into eternity. From a friend, Joellynn Beaman Hartnett E-Mail will be forwarded by the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 05 July 1970 three men from 2nd Bn, 9th Marines were killed in a mortar attack on their night defensive position at Thon Bai An, about 4 kilometers south of Con Thien (Hill 158). They were F Company: 2ndLt Frank B. Westerfield, Pasadena, TX H&S Company: HN David A. Acton, Bedford, IN LCpl John W. Granahan, Quincy, MA "You guys are the Marine's doctors - There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..." -- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller -- Visit John Dennison's Medics on the Wall memorial which honors the Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen who died in Vietnam.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Joellynn Beaman Hartnett E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 27 Oct 2007
Last updated 10/31/2007