Richard Anthony Choppa

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04 Jul 2008 This is a photo of my second cousin Richard "Doc" Choppa. He was killed in action on December 15, 1967. I know very little about him as he died 10 years before I was born. From a cousin, Amanda Madeline maddy20044@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 15 December 1967 the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, fought a battle at An My (2) in Binh Dinh Province, a bitter fight that cost the lives of 21 American soldiers: B Company: SGT Juan S. Ozuna, Wapato, WA SP4 Willie French, Pittsboro, NC SP4 Ronald L. Klausing, San Diego, CA C Company: SFC Robert Levine, Jamaica, NY SFC James E. Lynn, Kenosha, WI SFC John D. Roche, Bay City, MI SSG David P. Jewell, Owensboro, KY SGT Richard J. Boeshart, Sioux City, IA CPL Steven Matarazzo, Montgomery, NY SP4 Wayne D. Ryza, Houston, TX CPL Michael D. Sander, Oakland, CA PFC James J. Koprivnikar, Cheswick, PA D Company: 1LT Roy E. Southerland, Morristown, TN SGT Robert L. Flores, Parker, AZ SP4 Ramon Cortes-Rosa, Hialeah, FL SP4 Charles W. Hicks, Butner, NC SP4 Omar Lebron-Domenech, San Sebastian, PR CPL James Tierno, Jackson Heights, NY HQ Company: CPL Richard A. Choppa, Hubbard, OH CPL Riley C. O'Neil, Kansas City, KS PFC Richard M. Proscia, New Hyde Park, NY 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 cousin, Amanda Madeline maddy20044@hotmail.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 04 Jul 2008
Last updated 07/20/2008