Shelby M Carter

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23 Oct 2001 Shelby's on the left and I'm on the right in this photograph, which was taken somewhere south of Danang. We were with Golf Company, 2/1 Marines, with the machine gun team in Charlie Squad. Shelby is holding a picture of his new wife from the Philippines ... he married while he was on R & R. He died 33 days before his rotation date. I have more pictures of him together with the machine team and would like to share them with others who remember Shelby Carter. From a close friend in Vietnam, Daniel Saculles dsaculles@theconcordia.com

13 Dec 2003 I served with Carter, he was in Guns and I was in Alpha Squad. Carter and I been through a lot and Carter married a girl I loved. If I had only done a better job of being a Marine my friend would be alive today. If I could I'd give my life for his and a few others today and every day since May 1970. To his Family, I'm so so sorry! I don't asked to be forgiven, I don't want to be. I have nightmares about Schrader and Carter even today. I weep daily for my friends, I know they're in a better place than where I'll be going. Semper Fi! My Brothers! Kelly gloverke@aol.com

5 Mar 2004 Shelby and I grew up together in central Louisiana near the small town of Dry Prong. Shelby and I were very close, spending many of our summers together, camping, fishing, and working in the hay fields. His Mother ran a small general store in the village of Williana, where Shelby and I spent many hours sitting outside the store on a bread-box, making our plans on becoming Marines, after watching Richard Widmark in the movie "Halls of Montezuma". Shelby was a good friend and I miss him. From a friend and fellow Marine, Loyde P. "Snake" Arender 455 Forest Oaks Road Monroe, La 71202-7535 kaybran@webtv.net "My Marines"

A Note from The Virtual Wall Golf Company, 2/1 Marines, lost two men on 08 May 1970: CPL Shelby M. Carter, Dry Prong, LA LCPL Clifford E. Jesse, Saginaw, MI The other Marine mentioned by Kelly is Lance Corporal Franklin D. Schrader, who was killed in action on 19 January 1970.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a close friend in Vietnam, Daniel Saculles dsaculles@theconcordia.com  23 Oct 2001

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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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