Roy Edward PittsPrivate First ClassG CO, 2ND BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 12 August 1950 - 17 February 1969 North Highlands, California Panel 32W Line 050 |
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Eddy, you have always been My Hero. This is long overdue. We played football together many years ago. Then you went off to be a Marine. And then to that Damned War. I always knew you would be a hero. You cared too much about others. You died just how you lived, helping others. The Navy Cross is a poor replacement for you. But, GOD got a GREAT Marine. You will always be in a very sacred place in my heart. My 17th birthday was and always will be a sad day. Because two days before it, God drafted a Great Marine to guard the Golden Streets of Heaven. You played football, shot-putted and lived just like you died. You gave it all. I hope all that read this know, that you were a Great Friend, a Great Athlete, a Great Man and a GREAT MARINE. I will make it to the WALL one day, and we will reach out and touch each other again.
Your Friend and Fellow Veteran, |
A Note from The Virtual WallThe Marines are notoriously tight with awards for valor in combat - they expect, and get, unusual valor as a matter of course.On 17 Feb 1969, though, the Marines of Golf Company, 2/9 Marines, went beyond even Marine standards. Although they lost seven men in a fight 5 kilometers southwest of FSB Erskine, there was one Navy Cross and two Silver Stars among them:
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 13 Jun 2005
Last updated 08/10/2009