Leon Beard

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26 Jan 2006 Leon and I were High School classmates and friends. He is not forgotten. "War drew us from our homeland In the sunlit springtime of our youth. Those who did not come back alive remain in perpetual springtime -- forever young -- And a part of them is with us always." - Author unknown - Les Johnson lbj47@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 09 March 1969 two companies from the 1st Cavalry Division were engaged in the "Angel's Wing" area along the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Province. Thirteen US soldiers died in the engagement: B Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Cavalry: 1LT Jesse B. Stevenson, Layton, UT SGT Richard A. Lameiras, Cambridge, MA SGT Calvin Norman, Tampa, FL SP4 Leon Beard, Marion, KY CPL Randy R. Boykins, Phoenix, AZ CPL David J. Hordern, New York, NY CPL Michael P. O'Connor, Troy, NY CPL Douglas N. Rowe, Pocatello, ID PFC Alton L. Ellis, Lakeland, FL PFC Steven C. Erbentraut, Springfield, MA (Bronze Star "V") PFC Donald L. Shirley, Ridgely, TN B Co, 2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry: SP4 Huey Williams, Shreveport, LA PFC Lester Danchetz, Rahway, NJ

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Les Johnson lbj47@yahoo.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 26 Jan 2006
Last updated 08/18/2007