Fred Melvin Pennington

Specialist Four
A CO, 2ND BN, 8TH INF RGT, 4 INF DIV
Army of the United States
20 March 1946 - 15 November 1966
Tucson, Arizona
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4 INF DIV

8TH INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Fred Melvin Pennington

30 Apr 2005

My fallen Vietnam Veteran Brother,
you are gone but not forgotten.

I Am Not Dead

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am diamond glints of snow;
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush;
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds encircled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

Lyrics by Mary Frye (1932) and Wilbur Skeels (1996)

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Alpha Company, 2/8th Infantry, lost 4 men on 15 Nov 1966:
  • SP4 Rexie L. Armes, Wartburg, TN
  • SP4 Fred M. Pennington, Tucson, AZ
  • PFC Ted W. Adams, Houston, TX
  • PFC Billy R. Hussey, Seagrove, NC




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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