12 Feb 2004 Mark and I were friends back in the world. We were in the Boy Scouts together and shared the life that boys do. Then one day my friend became a man and went to Vietnam to fight for freedom. The very freedom that we share this day. I went to his funeral in White Center and watched his family cry and mourn his death, but in their mourning they were proud as I was cause Mark A. Knollmeyer was a Patriotic American and was my hero. I left his funeral and went straight to the Recruiter and joined the military and less than a year later I was in Vietnam to get revenge for the loss of my friend. After arriving in country, I abandoned the thought of revenge and fought for freedom just as Mark had done before me. He paid the ultimate price and I said that he would never die in vain. I fullfilled my service and came back to the world but I left a large part of myself in Vietnam and I will never be the same. I only hope that I can be a hero for someone like Mark was a hero for me. I have worn a Dog Tag with his name around my neck for over thirty years now and in my heart he will never be forgotten. I have an etching of his name Panel 43W Line 38, and will never forget the sacrifice he made for our country. Frayedvet Sp 5th Class Karl A. Schneider kschneider191@hotmail.com

 

11 May 2004 I graduated from Sealth High School with Mark and I remember him well. I remember the day I heard of his supreme sacrifice, I was greatly saddened. In my prayers, I thank him and the other 17 brothers who paid the ultimate price, that I and my family may enjoy the blessings of liberty. Mark's loss was not in vain. Thank you, Mark. From a High School Classmate, Dennis R. Anderson LtCol USAF (Ret.) E-mail address is not available.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 19 September 1968, in the midst of Operation Mameluke Thrust, Fox Company 2/7 Marines lost 14 men: Cpl Thomas J. Cavanaugh, Waterbury, CT (Navy Cross) Cpl Edgar A. Smith, Mount Vernon, NY LCpl Mark A. Knollmeyer, Seattle, WA LCpl John L. Krol, New York, NY LCpl Roy W. Rich, Wartrace, TN LCpl Pedro S. Rodriquez, Waco, TX LCpl Philip J. Wajda, Chicago, IL (Silver Star) Pfc Michael A. Figueroa, East Springfield, PA Pfc James D. Kelley, Greeneville, TN Pfc Peter D. Matarazzo, Rochester, NY Pfc Terrence Moran, New York, NY Pfc Gary E. Noles, East Wahneta, FL Pfc Mark L. Triplett, St Charles, IL Pvt Francis S. Rhoades, Elmer, NJ

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