Godfred Blankenship

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18 Feb 2001 REMEMBERED Visit the Force Recon From a friend, Barry J. Preston Sr. 2532 Coon Club Rd., Westminster, Maryland, 21157 bprestonsr@aol.com

01 Feb 2007 REMEMBERED by his nephew, Michael Keith Deel kdeel@terratecheng.com

08 Mar 2007 "Greater love no man has than to give his life for his friend." It has been forty years this month. Sergeant Blankenship took my place on that recon mission. We remember and are eternally grateful. - Robert E. "Rocky" Schmit and Family - rockyschmit@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall The post-patrol report contained in the 1st Recon Battalion's Command Chronology contains the following summary: "This patrol covered a period of 77-1/2 hours with 5 sightings totalling 24 VC. 1 contact resulted in 3 VC KIA confirmed and 5 fire missions were conducted resulting in 9 VC KIA probable. There were two USMC KIA and 2 USMC WIA from a VC placed M-16 antipersonnel mine (pressure rigged). The KIAs and WIAs were evacuated and the patrol, reinforced by 4 men, carried out its assigned mission. (Captain BARNES, patrol leader, and Sergeant BLANKENSHIP, assistant patrol leader, were KIA; Sergeant WATSON took command of the patrol)." The other casualty was Captain Eric M. Barnes of Windsor, Connecticut. The patrol had a scout dog team with them and the dog was wounded by the mine; the patrol report very carefully states "One scout dog (Chabby) WIA" and that Chabby was evacuated with Captain Barnes, Sergeant Blankenship, and the other two men injured by the mine.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Barry J. Preston Sr. 2532 Coon Club Rd., Westminster, Maryland, 21157 bprestonsr@aol.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 18 Feb 2001
Last updated 08/03/2007