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Glimpses of The Virtual Wall

"Glimpses of The Virtual Wall"(tm) is a column for print media to encourage readers to visit The Virtual Wall to view memorial pages and place remembrances for friends and relatives. This column is edited by Karen Spears Zacharias, daughter of David W. Spears. You click on the casualty's photograph or name to view complete memorial pages.

Published in "The Veteran" of the Vietnam Veterans of America March-April 2004:

William Branch family


Captain William A. Branch, 2/14th 25 Infantry, KIA 6/6/70.
A memorial from his daughter, Jennifer Branch Denard:

"I was very small when he died on what was to be his last mission over Dau Tieng, a place I couldn't find on a map. I could not put to words the angry images that filled my young heart. Twisted metal. Machine gun fire. A yellowed telegram. I longed to see my mother miss him, but I could not bear to ask her to go back. I had always known how he died. What I wanted was to know how he lived, and how he loved."

Mark Clotfelter


Chief Warrant Officer Mark Clotfelter, 361st Aerial Weapons Company "Pink Panthers", KIA 6/16/69
A memorial from his sister, Susan Clotfelter Blaker:

"Mark loved sports cars, the Beach Boys, photography, Jan and Dean, The Ventures, Sherry, playing chess and flying. Mark was our only brother, and we hope you see that he is not just a name on The Wall. He was a son, a brother, a friend, a cousin, a nephew, an uncle, a brother-in-law, and a fine pilot."

PSGT. Delbert Totty


Platoon Sergeant Delbert Totty, B Co., 1st Bn., 26 Inf., 3/31/67
A tribute from his daughter, Patty Lee:
 
"My dad arrived to Vietnam on August 8, 1966. His base camp was at Phouc Vinh in the III Corps, aka "The Iron Triangle". My dad heard of my baby brother Robert's birth via the Red Cross. The young men in my dad's Platoon threw a party for him while they were in the boonies. Eleven short days later, my dad was dead."

Maj. Gen. Bruno Hochmuth
Major General Bruno Hochmuth, 3rd MAF, KIA 11/14/67
 A memorial from a fortunate son:
 
"My father, Gunnery Sergeant David Sharpe, USMC (Ret), was General Hochmuth's orderly during his tour in Vietnam. I was just eight years old, and I remember going with my mother and three sisters to see my father off. I still have the picture of a cold, overcast day. I don't recall the base that he flew from, but there is a picture of my sisters, sullen, and one of father's buddies, who were also shipping out.
 
On that day, I was optimistic that my father would return. He did. An eye infection and subsequent hospitalization kept my father from traveling with the General on the fateful day he was killed in a helicopter crash.

This is a reminder of those who didn't come home, and of how life spares other families the greatest hardship of war."


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 Last update 03/06/2004