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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."
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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
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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."
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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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