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Scott Douglas Schoeben
Sergeant
3RD PLT, B CO, 2ND BN, 47TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Minneapolis, Minnesota November 25, 1948 to April 12, 1969 SCOTT D SCHOEBEN is on the Wall at Panel W27, Line 67 |
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Howdy Sarge. You were the best "shake and bake" NCO that I ever saw and everybody in our platoon concurs with that. Assuming command of the entire platoon on the night of 4/12/69 and leading the charge with only two APCs against an entrenched enemy position of unknown size was definitely "above and beyond" the call of duty. Although we won the battle, regretably, we lost both you and SP4 Michael Broderick Wier. They held a memorial service for you and "Bullwinkle" at Binh Phuoc. I can still vividly remember the two bayoneted rifles stuck in the ground with helmets on their butts, the two pairs of empty boots at their base, and the 21-gun salute in three volleys of seven. You will never be forgotten by your fellow "Panthers".
Jeff Northridge |
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Of all the men in our platoon, Tom
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Scott Schoeben was my cousin. I do not recall ever getting to meet him. I was five years old when he died. I do recall my father, Scott's uncle, getting the phone call that Scott had been killed. I recall standing in the doorway of the living room, my father with his head in his hands sobbing. It is my only memory of the Vietnam War.
Marie Samsa |
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