Seventeenth Annual IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE VIE TNA M VE TER ANS MEMORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 10 : 0 0 A . M .
DEAR FRIENDS: On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), I am pleased to welcome you to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for our seventeenth annual In Memory Day ceremony. Today, we gather in the shadow of The Wall that memorializes those who are listed as killed or missing in action, to pay tribute to the more than 3 million Americans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. We are here to recognize those who have passed since the war, and to give them the honor they deserve. We will memorialize those who proudly answered their nation’s call to service and then bravely endured the wounds of war. An entire generation of patriots served honorably and, thankfully, most returned home. However, for some, coming home from Vietnam was just the beginning of a whole new fight. Many never fully recovered, either physically or emotionally, from their experiences. That is why the In Memory program exists – because only a fraction of the casualties actually died on the battlefields of Vietnam. Many more carried their wounds back and suffered long after the actual fighting ended. As these service members pass, it is our duty and our solemn promise, to welcome them home to this place. They may not meet the criteria for addition to The Wall, but they certainly meet the criteria of joining their brothers and sisters in this place of honor and remembrance. More than 2,000 service members are already a part of the In Memory Honor Roll. Today, we honor 165 more service members to ensure their legacy is never forgotten. Their names will be added to the In Memory Honor Roll and the memory of their service will forever be linked to this Wall. For as long as this memorial stands, and as long as visitors come to this place to learn, your loved ones will be remembered. Together we’ll make sure that their sacrifices – and those of their families – will never be forgotten. Thank you all for joining us here today.
Sincerely,
Jim Knotts CEO Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Seventeenth Annual IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE VIE TNA M VE TER ANS MEMORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 | 10 : 0 0 A . M . The names of all past honorees are read throughout the ceremony Welcome Remarks
Lee Allen COO, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Master of Ceremonies
Captain Denis Faherty, USN (Ret.) Former Deputy Director of the National Strategic War Gaming Center, National Defense University
Presentation of Colors
Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington
Invocation
Chaplain Capt. Brian Eastham
National Anthem
Master Sergeant Antonio S. Giuliano The United States Army Chorus
Pledge of Allegiance
Sherry Long Daughter of 2015 Honoree Carl D. Long
Retiring of Colors
Armed Forces Color Guard Military District of Washington
Keynote Remarks
Jim Knotts CEO, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Name Reading
Past Participants
“The Unsung Heroes”
Chuck Price (recording)
In Memory Honor Roll Call
Family and Friends
Taps
Sergeant First Class Jason Sanders U.S. Army Band
Laying of Tributes
Family and Friends at The Wall
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2015 IN MEMORY HONOREES Their names are not inscribed on The Wall, but their spirits and memory are ever present. Britt C. Adair.................................October 20, 1942 – August 20, 2012
Bobby Leon DeShazer......................... June 26, 1946 – August 28, 2012
Joel Arnold Aguanno......................November 22, 1942 – April 6, 2008
William Gary Deyling.............................July 6, 1950 – August 14, 2003
Duane E Alger Jr................................January 1, 1948 – August 21, 2012
Frederick A. Douglas....................... March 28, 1945 – February 7, 2012
David J. Anderson....................September 7, 1942 – December 9, 1984
John Joseph Dubreuil.................. September 4, 1945 – October 1, 2008
Mark Atkin Anderson........................ October 29, 1949 – July 26, 2004
James A. “Bill” Dunlap..........................July 13, 1935 – August 19, 1991
Wilburn Hugh Anderson...........September 14, 1934 – October 2, 2008
J. D. Eagle............................................ August 29, 1941 – May 26, 1985
William Edward Anson............ September 26, 1950 – October 12, 2012
Dennis Gerald Edwards.................. January 8, 1947 – October 13, 1974
Harold Charles Abbey.................... September 21, 1947 – May 17, 2013
Allan B. H. Eitel III..............................August 6, 1947 – March 29, 1988
Ted Leo Aragon............................. September 25, 1944 – May 21, 2014
Frank N. Eley Sr................................December 7, 1947 – June 14, 2013
Jerry Dean Armstrong...................................July 7, 1935 – July 17, 2009
Lawrence Alonzo Elkins Jr....................July 2, 1940 – February 15, 2009
Alan Dennis Baker................................... July 30, 1947 – April 22, 2014
David James Fahey.....................December 10, 1945 – August 21, 2010
Melvin John Banthrall.............................. April 8, 1948 – June 25, 2006
Antonino Farinella........................ November 5, 1944 – March 13, 2015
Michael Raymond Bartkowiak............February 19, 1952 – July 19, 2014
William John Fesko..................... March 22, 1944 – December 28, 2011
Craig Rodney Barton..................... November 20, 1951 – May 22, 2014
Salvatore Gallo..........................................June 25, 1946 – May 5, 2012
David Bruce Beane................................... May 10, 1948 – July 19, 2014
Jimmy Traylor Gilbert...........................May 22, 1933 – August 11, 1983
Thomas George Bee..................... April 10, 1926 – September 10, 2005
Robert Charles Green....................... May 22, 1945 – February 28, 2014
William Edward Bender..........September 9, 1945 – December 15, 2014
Robert Stanley Greife.....................May 22, 1949 – November 21, 2014
Paul Alan Bell....................................... March 12, 1946 – June 19, 2014
Jack Robert Gulden...........................July 18, 1947 – February 25, 2009
Danny Lynn Bennett................December 21, 1946 – October 29, 2004
Lea Onza Gwynn I.................................. June 19, 1948 – June 16, 2014
Joseph Francis Bohrer Jr.....................November 1, 1947 – April 4, 2014
Leslie Byron Hair............................... July 22, 1945 – February 28, 2010
Gilmer Steven Branch Sr...................March 5, 1945 – October 10, 2014
David Daniel Hale.......................... September 20, 1948 – July 31, 2010
Donald Wayne Bunnell................. September 10, 1946 – June 10, 2012
Theodore Crutcher Hall............................. April 3, 1946 – July 31, 1973
Robert William Burns.............................. July 25, 1949 – March 1, 2014
Randolph Craig Hamlyn....................March 5, 1946 – January 21, 2008
Leslie Anthony Burr............................ March 21, 1946 – March 2, 2003
Jack Edward Harney........................... May 19, 1942 – January 22, 2015
Edwin Manford Butler.................... December 18, 1944 – April 17, 2012
Bruce Earl Hartman.......................... January 29, 1945 – August 5, 2010
Max Mejia Camberos.......................... October 11, 1950 – June 8, 2013
Jack Duane Hedglin.......................... September 9, 1934 – July 15, 1993
Robert A. Cameron....................October 30, 1949 – February 19, 2013
Clifford Orlean Herrmann.........January 30, 1925 – November 11, 1997
Dennis Edward Capron.........................August 27, 1948 – June 15, 2014
Richard Gilbert Hilton................. October 15, 1931 – October 10, 2011
James Everett Catanese................... December 11, 1949 – July 20, 2002
Henry Hoffman Jr......................... February 12, 1941 – August 30, 1999
Donald Wayne Childers.......November 26, 1945 – December 14, 2014
Carroll Eugene Hokanson...........................May 19, 1936 – July 8, 2008
Nicholas Ciarocco............................ November 5, 1944 – April 3, 2012
Lester Franklin Hoover Jr........................... May 13, 1944 – July 11, 2002
Craig Douglas Colby........................ January 26, 1947 – March 19, 2014
James John Horvath.............................June 27, 1947 – January 22, 2015
Gary Wayne Cole......................... September 10, 1944 – March 1, 2014
James Kerr Howes.............................December 27, 1944 – July 1, 2014
Richard Joseph Contreras........... December 4, 1949 – January 29, 1998
William Clifford Ibaugh III...................January 3, 1949 – March 4, 2012
Domingo Joseph Cornelio........................ May 31, 1945 – July 10, 2014
Michael Patrick Janus.....................June 12, 1952 – September 21, 2014
John J. Corrigan Jr.................... February 15, 1943 – December 13, 2011
Noel Robert Janvier....................... November 12, 1943 – May 30, 2013
Rene Clifford Couleman Jr.................. August 4, 1948 – March 15, 2014
Kenneth Lee Johnson.............................. April 26, 1948 – June 11, 2014
Fred John Cresthull..............................July 7, 1947 – September 3, 2011
Norman Eugene Johnson............ December 11, 1937 – August 23, 2013
D.L. Crowell..................................... September 18, 1936 – July 4, 2014
David W. Jones......................November 24, 1946 – September 3, 2004
Edward William Daniel............................... May 30, 1947 – July 3, 2013
Lee Samuel Jones.............................. February 10, 1946 – July 12, 2014
James Wesley Davidson Jr.............. February 17, 1947 – August 16, 2014
Dennis Andrew Kelly......................... January 12, 1946 – April 23, 2012
Carmen Decruz..................................July 16, 1938 – October 25, 2008
James Elbert Kennedy................. January 6, 1946 – December 13, 2002
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2015 IN MEMORY HONOREES Their names are not inscribed on The Wall, but their spirits and memory are ever present. Gary Melvin Knight.....................................June 2, 1947 – May 2, 2012
Paul Francis Poelker....................August 18, 1949 – November 25, 2014
Paul Kofsky.......................................... June 23, 1948 – March 14, 2005
James Conrad Pope................. February 17, 1945 – November 12, 1974
Lloyd Bryce Krupp...........................November 27, 1949 – July 19, 2005
Thomas Vincent Posey............................... June 5, 1946 – July 19, 2011
Stanley George Kukla......................... January 31, 1949 – May 30, 2005
Francisco Tony Primiano.........September 1, 1948 – December 15, 1997
James Richard Lane.........................January 31, 1950 – March 18, 2006
James Daniel Ralstin Sr...................... May 5, 1946 – September 7, 2013
Michael Valentine Leone...............February 12, 1946 – January 3, 2008
Roger Lee Ratzlaff............................July 4, 1947 – September 20, 2001
Terry Charles Leslie................... January 19, 1950 – December 13, 2013
Michael Edward Reagan..................July 22, 1949 – September 17, 2013
Walter R. Leyva...........................December 17, 1947 – March 19, 2009
Dennis Patrick Reidy.......................... February 22, 1949 – May 7, 2011
John Nicholas Linardi......................... August 8, 1929 – January 1, 1989
Stephen Charles Richine...................... May 14, 1942 – August 18, 2012
Ricky J. Loften...................... November 16, 1946 – December 27, 2011
Stanley Vincent Roberts.................April 14, 1953 – December 13, 1992
Carl Dee Long Sr...................................July 16, 1950 – August 27, 2013
John Michael Roduik............. September 18, 1948 – December 3, 2006
Robert Long.................................... October 23, 1938 – January 1, 2010
Dallas Houston Roe Jr..................December 25, 1930 – March 27, 2014
James Robert MacGregor........................ May 9, 1947 – January 7, 2014
Robert Francis Rogers...........September 17, 1940 – September 27, 2003
Darold Dane Marcus....................................May 1, 1947 – July 6, 1989
Luis Eduardo Rosas-Luca........... September 17, 1941 – January 15, 2014
Robert W. Maslowski........... December 31, 1947 – November 13, 1988
Frank Joseph Schaefer Jr........ September 13, 1947 – December 14, 2011
Raymond Frank Maurer.......... September 3, 1941 – December 27, 2011
Roger Michael Scherer........................March 5, 1946 – January 9, 2012
John Vincent McCabe................................May 15, 1947 – July 9, 2009
Gerald William Segersin........................... June 6, 1949 – April 23, 2012
Joseph Patrick McCabe............. September 12, 1948 – January 22, 2014
Gary Frederick Soldow....................... February 1, 1947 – May 21, 2014
Daniel George McCarthy...............October 26, 1950 – January 7, 2009
Max Carlon Suggs....................................July 29, 1950 – May 16, 2002
Michael Lee McCartney...............October 3, 1946 – February 19, 2014
William Kenneth Tatum................... February 1, 1948 – January 6, 2013
Ronald Eugene McCarty.........................June 8, 1948 – March 29, 2014
Donald Ray Teague............. November 28, 1946 – December 13, 2002
Charles Edward McEntarffer...........January 16, 1950 – January 15, 1992
Ronald Lee Terrian........................... August 28, 1948 – August 24, 2014
Lowell Jerry Meacham.............................. March 6, 1938 – June 7, 1981
Donald Edward Tipton..................December 7, 1947 – January 3, 2013
Melvin James Mellum................. March 28, 1950 – September 12, 1975
Raymond Gregory Upchurch.............. January 20, 1950 – June 23, 2013
Douglas Keith Miller..................... November 3, 1949 – January 4, 2015
Johnny Ray Vantrease.........................October 29, 1949 – April 4, 2014
Joseph Richard Mingus............................ July 2, 1948 – January 8, 2013
Julius Varady Jr................................... March 3, 1949 – January 21, 2011
Wayne H. Morris.......................February 7, 1949 – November 13, 1994
Donald Joseph Varalli Sr................... August 29, 1946 – March 27, 2014
Lloyd Kazuto Murayama...........................May 5, 1928 – March 6, 2013
John F. Von Essen................................ April 4, 1945 – February 5, 2014
Gary Wayne Nelms........................... March 2, 1948 – October 4, 2014
Terry Lee Wagner.............................. October 15, 1942 – May 23, 2013
Donald Edwin Nicoll..................... August 7, 1940 – September 6, 1997
John Clark Wallace.....................August 23, 1950 – December 31, 2013
Carroll Lee Noland....................November 15, 1951 – January 28, 2015
Michael Henry Walsh Jr.......... February 24, 1944 – November 16, 2012
Leon Terry Nowitzke................................. June 24, 1951 – May 1, 2010
Roshier Bill Watts Jr....................October 28, 1945 – February 12, 2010
Richard Joseph Orrico...................... June 25, 1947 – February 13, 2012
Leonard Weiss................................ November 6, 1941 – April 30, 2014
Michael Duane Otto.............................. April 9, 1948 – March 15, 2014
William Paul Westermann....November 18, 1947 – November 23, 2014
Bruce Allen Owen.........................October 7, 1949 – October 18, 2013
Phillips Howard Wheatley................August 13, 1948 – August 29, 2014
Patrick James Palumbo.............................. July 3, 1950 – April 30, 2013
Robert Lee White................................January 24, 1945 – May 21, 2011
Lester Duane Payton.......................... August 20, 1927 – April 23, 2002
Robert John Wilson..................December 29, 1937 – October 13, 2013
Richard Alfred Peloquin............................ April 14, 1931 – June 4, 2013
Douglas Leroy Young...........................March 31, 1948 – May 19, 2006
Charles Robert Perkins................... August 14, 1947 – October 29, 2012
George James Young.................................June 28, 1927 – May 9, 2003
Jackie Petrowsky...................................January 1, 1945 – April 14, 2014 Richard E. Pettit......................................July 7, 1950 – January 25, 2014 Lionel Francis Pinn Sr.......................... August 2, 1923 – August 7, 1999
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Harold Charles Abbey September 21, 1947 – May 17, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Duane E. Alger Jr. January 1, 1948 – August 21, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Wilburn Hugh Anderson September 14, 1934 –October 2, 2008 U.S. Army, 1977
Britt C. Adair October 20, 1942 – August 20, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967
David J. Anderson September 7, 1942 – December 9, 1984 U.S. Marine Corps, 1959-1964
William Edward Anson September 26, 1950 – October 12, 2012 U.S. Army, 1969-1971
Joel Arnold Aguanno November 22, 1942 – April 6, 2008 U.S. Army, 1959-1965
Mark Atkin Anderson October 29, 1949 – July 26, 2004 U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Ted Leo Aragon September 25, 1944 – May 21, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969-2970
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Jerry Dean Armstrong July 7, 1935 – July 17, 2009 U.S. Army, 1961-1962 U.S. Navy, 1963-1967 U.S. Air Force, 1967-1984
Michael Raymond Bartkowiak February 19, 1952 – July 19, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1972
Thomas George Bee April 10, 1926 – September 10, 2005 U.S. Navy, 1943-1945 U.S. Air Force, 1950-1977
Alan Dennis Baker July 30, 1947 – April 22, 2014 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
Craig Rodney Barton November 20, 1951 – May 22, 2014 U.S. Army, 1970-1972
Paul Alan Bell March 12, 1946 – June 19, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Melvin John Banthrall April 8, 1948 – June 25, 2006 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
David Bruce Beane May 10, 1948 – July 19, 2014 U.S. Air Force, 1968-1971
William Edward Bender September 9, 1945 – December 15, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1967-1971
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Danny Lynn Bennett December 21, 1946 – October 29, 2004 U.S. Navy, 1966-1970
Donald Wayne Bunnell September 10, 1946 – June 10, 2012 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Edwin Manford Butler December 18, 1944 – April 17, 2012 U.S. Navy, 1963-1967
Joseph Francis Bohrer Jr. November 1, 1947 – April 4, 2014 U.S. Army, 1967-1973
Robert William Burns July 25, 1949 – March 1, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969-1973
Max Mejia Camberos October 11, 1950 – June 8, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-1971
Gilmer Steven Branch Sr. March 5, 1945 – October 10, 2014 U.S. Army, 1965-1967
Leslie Anthony Burr March 21, 1946 – March 2, 2003 U.S. Army, 1965-1966
Robert A. Cameron October 30, 1949 – February 19, 2013 U.S. Army, 1969-1975
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Dennis Edward Capron August 27, 1948 – June 15, 2014 U.S. Army, 1970-1971
Nicholas Ciarocco November 5, 1944 – April 3, 2012 U.S. Army, 1966-1967
Richard Joseph Contreras December 4, 1949 – January 29, 1998 U.S. Army, 1969-1070
James Everett Catanese December 11, 1949 – July 20, 2002 U.S. Army, 1968-1972
Craig Douglas Colby January 26, 1947 – March 19, 2014 U.S. Army, 1967-1968
Domingo Joseph Cornelio May 31, 1945 – July 10, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1963-1967
Donald Wayne Childers November 26, 1945 – December 14, 2014 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
Gary Wayne Cole September 10, 1944 – March 1, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1963-1967
John J. Corrigan Jr. February 15, 1943 – December 13, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964-1970
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Rene Clifford Couleman Jr. August 4, 1948 – March 15, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1970
Edward William Daniel May 30, 1947 – July 3, 2013 U.S. Army, 1966-1978
Bobby Leon DeShazer June 26, 1946 – August 28, 2012 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
Fred John Cresthull July 7, 1947 – September 3, 2011 U.S. Army, 1970-1971
James Wesley Davidson Jr. February 17, 1947 – August 16, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1970
William Gary Deyling July 6, 1950 – August 14, 2003 U.S. Army, 1969-1971
D.l. Crowell September 18, 1936 – July 4, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969-1971
Carmen Decruz July 16, 1938 – October 25, 2008 U.S. Navy, 1970-1971
Frederick A. Douglas March 28, 1945 – February 7, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1969
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
John Joseph Dubreuil September 4, 1945 – October 1, 2008 U.S. Air Force, 1963-1966
Dennis Gerald Edwards January 8, 1947 – October 13, 1974 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1969
Lawrence Alonzo Elkins Jr. July 2, 1940 – February 15, 2009 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
James A. “Bill” Dunlap July 13, 1935 – August 19, 1991 U.S. Army, 1965-1967 & 1970-1971
Allan B. H. Eitel III August 6, 1947 – March 29, 1988 U.S. Army, 1970-1971
David James Fahey December 10, 1945 – August 21, 2010 U.S. Army, 1965-1967
J. D. Eagle August 29, 1941 – May 26, 1985 U.S. Army, 1969-1981
Frank N. Eley Sr. December 7, 1947 – June 14, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968-1971
Antonino Farinella November 5, 1944 – March 13, 2015 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
William John Fesko March 22, 1944 – December 28, 2011 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Robert Charles Green May 22, 1945 – February 28, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969-1971
Lea Onza Gwynn I June 19, 1948 – June 16, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1971
Salvatore Gallo June 25, 1946 – May 5, 2012 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Robert Stanley Greife May 22, 1949 – November 21, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1988
Leslie Byron Hair July 22, 1945 – February 28, 2010 U.S. Army, 1966-1967
Jimmy Traylor Gilbert May 22, 1933 – August 11, 1983 U.S. Air Force, 1965-1971
Jack Robert Gulden July 18, 1947 – February 25, 2009 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1969
David Daniel Hale September 20, 1948 – July 31, 2010 U.S. Navy, 1968-1974
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Theodore Crutcher Hall April 3, 1946 – July 31, 1973 U.S. Air Force, 1965-1969
Bruce Earl Hartman January 29, 1945 – August 5, 2010 U.S. Army, 1965-1968
Richard Gilbert Hilton October 15, 1931 – October 10, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1949-1979
Randolph Craig Hamlyn March 5, 1946 – January 21, 2008 U.S. Army, 1969-1973
Jack Duane Hedglin September 9, 1934 – July 15, 1993 U.S. Army, 1963-1972
Henry Hoffman Jr. February 12, 1941 – August 30, 1999 U.S. Marine Corps, 1958-1982
Jack Edward Harney May 19, 1942 – January 22, 2015 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Clifford Orlean Herrmann January 30, 1925 – November 11, 1997 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964-1965; 1967-1968
Carroll Eugene Hokanson May 19, 1936 – July 8, 2008 U.S. Air Force, 1963-1967
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Lester Franklin Hoover Jr. May 13, 1944 – July 11, 2002 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1973
William Clifford Ibaugh III January 3, 1949 – March 4, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1969
Kenneth Lee Johnson April 26, 1948 – June 11, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1968-1989
James John Horvath June 27, 1947 – January 22, 2015 U.S. Army, 1966-1969
Michael Patrick Janus June 12, 1952 – September 21, 2014 U.S. Army, 1969-1972
Norman Eugene Johnson December 11, 1937 – August 23, 2013 U.S. Army, 1955-1975
James Kerr Howes December 27, 1944 – July 1, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1967-1969
Noel Robert Janvier November 12, 1943 – May 30, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1968
David W. Jones November 24, 1946 – September 3, 2004 U.S. Army, 1965-1971
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Lee Samuel Jones February 10, 1946 – July 12, 2014 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
Gary Melvin Knight June 2, 1947 – May 2, 2012 U.S. Army, 1969-1970
Stanley George Kukla January 31, 1949 – May 30, 2005 U.S. Army, 1968-1970
Dennis Andrew Kelly January 12, 1946 – April 23, 2012 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964-1966
Paul Kofsky June 23, 1948 – March 14, 2005 U.S. Air Force, 1967-1971
James Richard Lane January 31, 1950 – March 18, 2006 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1971
James Elbert Kennedy January 6, 1946 – December 13, 2002 U.S. Army, 1966
Lloyd Bryce Krupp November 27, 1949 – July 19, 2005 U.S. Army, 1970-1971
Michael Valentine Leone February 12, 1946 – January 3, 2008 U.S. Army, 1968-1972
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Terry Charles Leslie January 19, 1950 – December 13, 2013 U.S. Army, 1969-1970
Ricky J. Loften November 16, 1946 – December 27, 2011 U.S. Navy, 1966-1969
James Robert MacGregor May 9, 1947 – January 7, 2014 U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Walter R. Leyva December 17, 1947 – March 19, 2009 U.S. Army, 1966-1967
Carl Dee Long Sr. July 16, 1950 – August 27, 2013 U.S. Army, 1970-1971
Darold Dane Marcus May 1, 1947 – July 6, 1989 U.S. Army, 1969-1970
John Nicholas Linardi August 8, 1929 – January 1, 1989 U.S. Marine Corps, 1946-1968
Robert Long October 23, 1938 – January 1, 2010 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1970
Robert W. Maslowski December 31, 1947 – November 13, 1988 U.S. Army, 1967-1970
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Raymond Frank Maurer September 3, 1941 – December 27, 2011 U.S. Army, 1967-1968
Daniel George McCarthy October 26, 1950 – January 7, 2009 U.S. Army, 1969-1970
Charles Edward McEntarffer January 16, 1950 – January 15, 1992 U.S. Marine Corps, 1974
John Vincent McCabe May 15, 1947 – July 9, 2009 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Michael Lee McCartney October 3, 1946 – February 19, 2014 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Lowell Jerry Meacham March 6, 1938 – June 7, 1981 U.S. Air Force, 1972-1973
Joseph Patrick McCabe September 12, 1948 – January 22, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1968-1974
Ronald Eugene McCarty June 8, 1948 – March 29, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1968-1969
Melvin James Mellum March 28, 1950 – September 12, 1975 U.S. Navy, 1969-1971
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Douglas Keith Miller November 3, 1949 – January 4, 2015 U.S. Army, 1969-1971
Lloyd Kazuto Murayama May 5, 1928 – March 6, 2013 U.S. Army, 1951-1980
Carroll Lee Noland November 15, 1951 – January 28, 2015 U.S. Army, 1971-1972
Joseph Richard Mingus July 2, 1948 – January 8, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-1970
Gary Wayne Nelms March 2, 1948 – October 4, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1969
Leon Terry Nowitzke June 24, 1951 – May 1, 2010 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969
Wayne H. Morris February 7, 1949 – November 13, 1994 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1970
Donald Edwin Nicoll August 7, 1940 – September 6, 1997 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-1969
Richard Joseph Orrico June 25, 1947 – February 13, 2012 U.S. Army, 1966-1967
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Michael Duane Otto April 9, 1948 – March 15, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Lester Duane Payton August 20, 1927 – April 23, 2002 U.S. Army, 1965
Jackie Petrowsky January 1, 1945 – April 14, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1968
Bruce Allen Owen October 7, 1949 – October 18, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967-1970
Richard Alfred Peloquin April 14, 1931 – June 4, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1968
Richard E. Pettit July 7, 1950 – January 25, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1969-1971
Patrick James Palumbo July 3, 1950 – April 30, 2013 U.S. Army, 1970-1972
Charles Robert Perkins August 14, 1947 – October 29, 2012 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
Lionel Francis Pinn Sr. August 2, 1923 – August 7, 1999 U.S. Army, 1940 -1972
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Paul Francis Poelker August 18, 1949 – November 25, 2014 U.S. Army, 1972-1994
Francisco Tony Primiano September 1, 1948 – December 15, 1997 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1968
Michael Edward Reagan July 22, 1949 – September 17, 2013 U.S. Air Force, 1970-1974
James Conrad Pope February 17, 1945 – November 12, 1974 U.S. Air Force, 1963-1967
James Daniel Ralstin Sr. May 5, 1946 – September 7, 2013 U.S. Air Force, 1963-1969
Dennis Patrick Reidy February 22, 1949 – May 7, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1973
Thomas Vincent Posey June 5, 1946 – July 19, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964
Roger Lee Ratzlaff July 4, 1947 – September 20, 2001 U.S. Army, 1969-1992
Stephen Charles Richine May 14, 1942 – August 18, 2012 U.S. Army, 1964-1966
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Stanley Vincent Roberts April 14, 1953 – December 13, 1992 U.S. Army, 1971-1974
Robert Francis Rogers September 17, 1940 – September 27, 2003 U.S. Marine Corps, 1962-1967
Roger Michael Scherer March 5, 1946 – January 9, 2012 U.S. Army, 1965-1967
John Michael Roduik September 18, 1948 – December 3, 2006 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1968
Luis Eduardo Rosas-Luca September 17, 1941 – January 15, 2014 U.S. Army, 1965-1966
Gerald William Segersin June 6, 1949 – April 23, 2012 U.S. Army, 1969-1973
Dallas Houston Roe Jr. December 25, 1930 – March 27, 2014 U.S. Air Force, 1969-1971
Frank Joseph Schaefer Jr. September 13, 1947 – December 14, 2011 U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1969
Gary Frederick Soldow February 1, 1947 – May 21, 2014 U.S. Navy, 1966-1980
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Max Carlon Suggs July 29, 1950 – May 16, 2002 U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-1970
Ronald Lee Terrian August 28, 1948 – August 24, 2014 U.S. Army, 1967-1975
Johnny Ray Vantrease October 29, 1949 – April 4, 2014 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
William Kenneth Tatum February 1, 1948 – January 6, 2013 U.S. Army, 1968-1973
Donald Edward Tipton December 7, 1947 – January 3, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1969
Julius Varady Jr. March 3, 1949 – January 21, 2011 U.S. Army, 1967-1969
Donald Ray Teague November 28, 1946 – December 13, 2002 U.S. Army, 1967-1968
Raymond Gregory Upchurch January 20, 1950 – June 23, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1970
Donald Joseph Varalli Sr. August 29, 1946 – March 27, 2014 U.S. Army, 1966-1968
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
John F. Von Essen April 4, 1945 – February 5, 2014 U.S. Marine Corps, 1964-1966
Michael Henry Walsh Jr. February 24, 1944 – November 16, 2012 U.S. Air Force, 1964-1967
William Paul Westermann November 18, 1947 – November 23, 2014 U.S. Army, 1966-1986
Terry Lee Wagner October 15, 1942 – May 23, 2013 U.S. Army, 1967-1968
Roshier Bill Watts Jr. October 28, 1945 – February 12, 2010 U.S. Navy, 1963-1974
Phillips Howard Wheatley August 13, 1948 – August 29, 2014 U.S. Air Force, 1967-1971
John Clark Wallace August 23, 1950 – December 31, 2013 U.S. Army, 1969-1972
Leonard Weiss November 6, 1941 – April 30, 2014 U.S. Army, 1964-1965
Robert Lee White January 24, 1945 – May 21, 2011 U.S. Army, 1966-1967
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IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL 2015 Inductees
Robert John Wilson December 29, 1937 – October 13, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps, 1962-1988
Douglas Leroy Young March 31, 1948 – May 19, 2006 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
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George James Young June 28, 1927 – May 9, 2003 U.S. Army, 1963-1967
IN MEMORY HONOR ROLL INDUCTEES INDEX BY STATE Alabama ................................................................... Lionel Francis Pinn Sr. Alabama ..................................................................Thomas Vincent Posey Arkansas ....................................................................Robert William Burns Arkansas ................................................................... James Elbert Kennedy Arkansas .......................................................................Donald Ray Teague California....................................................................Joel Arnold Aguanno California.................................................................. Melvin John Banthrall California.................................................................. Edwin Manford Butler California...................................................................Max Mejia Camberos California.............................................................Richard Joseph Contreras California.................................................................. William Gary Deyling California........................................................... Lawrence Alonzo Elkins Jr. California................................................................... Kenneth Lee Johnson California............................................................................Walter R. Leyva California................................................................. Lowell Jerry Meacham Colorado.......................................................................Jack Robert Gulden Colorado........................................................................ Ronald Lee Terrian Connecticut ..................................................................Bruce Earl Hartman Connecticut ..............................................................Richard Joseph Orrico Delaware ............................................................Phillips Howard Wheatley District Federal (D.F.) ............................................Luis Eduardo Rosas-Luca Florida ....................................................................... John Joseph Dubreuil Florida .......................................................................... John Clark Wallace Florida .................................................................. Michael Henry Walsh Jr. Florida ................................................................................. Leonard Weiss Georgia ..........................................................................Allan B. H. Eitel III Georgia ........................................................................Gary Wayne Nelms Iowa ......................................................................... Jerry Dean Armstrong Iowa ........................................................................... Lester Duane Payton Idaho................................................................Charles Edward McEntarffer Illinois.......................................................... Michael Raymond Bartkowiak Illinois........................................................................... David Bruce Beane Illinois.................................................................... Donald Wayne Childers Illinois.................................................................Domingo Joseph Cornelio Illinois......................................................................................... J. D. Eagle Illinois.......................................................................... James John Horvath Illinois........................................................................ Michael Patrick Janus Illinois................................................................................. David W. Jones Illinois.....................................................................Raymond Frank Maurer Illinois.........................................................................Donald Edwin Nicoll Illinois......................................................................... Michael Duane Otto Illinois................................................................... Stephen Charles Richine Indiana .........................................................................Robert A. Cameron Indiana ..................................................................Randolph Craig Hamlyn Indiana ........................................................................Jack Edward Harney Iowa........................................................................................Britt C. Adair Kansas .....................................................................William Edward Anson Kansas ........................................................................ Douglas Keith Miller Kansas ....................................................................James Daniel Ralstin Sr. Kansas ............................................................................ Roger Lee Ratzlaff Kentucky......................................................................... Gary Wayne Cole Kentucky.......................................................................... Lee Samuel Jones Louisiana ....................................................... Raymond Gregory Upchurch Massachusetts ..................................................................Duane E Alger Jr. Massachusetts ...................................................................... Paul Alan Bell Massachusetts ....................................................... Richard Alfred Peloquin Maryland .................................................................James A. “Bill� Dunlap Maryland .........................................................................Robert Lee White Maine ......................................................................... Craig Douglas Colby Michigan ....................................................................... Alan Dennis Baker Michigan .................................................................................D.L. Crowell Michigan ................................................................. Bobby Leon DeShazer Michigan ....................................................................... Lloyd Bryce Krupp Michigan ...................................................................Stanley George Kukla Michigan ............................................................. James Robert MacGregor Michigan ................................................................... Leon Terry Nowitzke Michigan ....................................................................... Bruce Allen Owen Michigan ................................................................. Charles Robert Perkins Michigan ......................................................................James Conrad Pope Michigan ................................................................... Douglas Leroy Young Michigan ...................................................................John Nicholas Linardi Minnesota .................................................................Mark Atkin Anderson Minnesota ..................................................................Craig Rodney Barton Minnesota ................................................................. Frederick A. Douglas Minnesota .......................................................... Carroll Eugene Hokanson Minnesota ....................................................................Terry Charles Leslie Minnesota .............................................................Michael Lee McCartney Missouri .................................................................Donald Wayne Bunnell Missouri ....................................................................Robert Stanley Greife Missouri ...............................................................Michael Valentine Leone Missouri ........................................................................Carroll Lee Noland Missouri ...................................................................... Paul Francis Poelker Missouri ............................................................... Frank Joseph Schaefer Jr.
Missouri ................................................................... Johnny Ray Vantrease Missouri .............................................................William Paul Westermann Mississippi ............................................................................... Robert Long Montana .......................................................................Gary Melvin Knight Montana ............................................................................. Julius Varady Jr. North Carolina .....................................................Wilburn Hugh Anderson North Carolina .................................................... Gilmer Steven Branch Sr. North Carolina ..............................................................Lea Onza Gwynn I North Carolina ..................................................... Lloyd Kazuto Murayama North Carolina ...................................................... Stanley Vincent Roberts North Carolina ....................................................... Gary Frederick Soldow North Carolina .....................................................Donald Joseph Varalli Sr. North Carolina ............................................................Roshier Bill Watts Jr. North Dakota .....................................................Clifford Orlean Herrmann New Jersey ............................................................. James Everett Catanese New Jersey .................................................................... Nicholas Ciarocco New Jersey ................................................................... Fred John Cresthull New Jersey .....................................................................Henry Hoffman Jr. New Jersey ...........................................................................Ricky J. Loften New Jersey ..............................................................Patrick James Palumbo New Jersey ........................................................... Francisco Tony Primiano New Jersey .................................................................John Michael Roduik New Mexico ......................................................................Ted Leo Aragon New Mexico .................................................................... Jackie Petrowsky New York .................................................................Harold Charles Abbey New York .............................................................. William Edward Bender New York .....................................................................Leslie Anthony Burr New York .......................................................................John J. Corrigan Jr. New York ......................................................................David James Fahey New York ..................................................................... William John Fesko New York ........................................................................... Salvatore Gallo New York .................................................................. Dennis Andrew Kelly New York ................................................................................. Paul Kofsky New York .................................................................. Robert W. Maslowski New York ........................................................................ Wayne H. Morris New York ...................................................................Dennis Patrick Reidy New York ................................................................. Robert Francis Rogers New York ........................................................................John F. Von Essen New York ...................................................................George James Young Ohio ...............................................................................David J. Anderson Ohio ....................................................................... Edward William Daniel Ohio ......................................................................Ronald Eugene McCarty Ohio ....................................................................... Joseph Richard Mingus Ohio ........................................................................ Roger Michael Scherer Ohio ........................................................................... Danny Lynn Bennett Oklahoma ......................................................................... Richard E. Pettit Pennsylvania ........................................................ Joseph Francis Bohrer Jr. Pennsylvania ..................................................................Antonino Farinella Pennsylvania ............................................................... Jack Duane Hedglin Pennsylvania ....................................................... Lester Franklin Hoover Jr. Pennsylvania ..................................................................James Kerr Howes Pennsylvania ......................................................William Clifford Ibaugh III Pennsylvania ................................................................James Richard Lane Pennsylvania ............................................................ John Vincent McCabe Pennsylvania .......................................................... Joseph Patrick McCabe Pennsylvania ........................................................... Dallas Houston Roe Jr. Pennsylvania ...................................................................Terry Lee Wagner South Carolina .........................................................Richard Gilbert Hilton Tennessee .......................................................... James Wesley Davidson Jr. Tennessee ..............................................................Michael Edward Reagan Texas ......................................................................Dennis Gerald Edwards Texas .........................................................................Jimmy Traylor Gilbert Texas ........................................................................ Robert Charles Green Texas ................................................................................Leslie Byron Hair Texas ............................................................................. David Daniel Hale Texas ............................................................................Noel Robert Janvier Texas ....................................................................Norman Eugene Johnson Texas ...............................................................................Carl Dee Long Sr. Texas ..............................................................................Max Carlon Suggs Utah ...................................................................... Theodore Crutcher Hall Virginia .............................................................Rene Clifford Couleman Jr. Virginia ............................................................................. Carmen Decruz Virginia .............................................................................Frank N. Eley Sr. Virginia ......................................................................Darold Dane Marcus Virginia ..................................................................William Kenneth Tatum Virginia ................................................................... Donald Edward Tipton Virginia ........................................................................Robert John Wilson Vermont ................................................................. Dennis Edward Capron Washington .............................................................. Melvin James Mellum Wisconsin ...........................................................Daniel George McCarthy Wisconsin .............................................................Gerald William Segersin West Virginia .............................................................. Thomas George Bee
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JOIN US ON FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 AT 10 : 0 0 A . M . Please join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for our annual Father’s Day Rose Remembrance Ceremony at The Wall. Father’s Day is a time to honor all of our fathers and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) will continue the annual tradition of paying special tribute to fathers. Every year on Father’s Day, volunteers join sons and daughters of veterans and affix long-stemmed roses with messages of love and honor sent from across the country to those lost in the war. Red roses symbolize those killed in action. Yellow roses symbolize those missing in action. White roses with red tips symbolize those who are part of our In Memory program. Family, friends and other visitors are invited to take part as the emotional ceremony concludes with a bed of roses surrounding the memorial, a breathtaking sight that demonstrates both the gratitude and the sacrifices of families impacted by foreign conflict.
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ABOUT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., promoting healing and educating about the impact of the Vietnam War. Today’s In Memory Ceremony and other annual VVMF ceremonies are made possible by contributions from our supporters. VVMF’s annual programs include:
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE WALL The annual Memorial Day ceremony is hosted yearly by VVMF and the National Park Service to pay tribute to members of America’s armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam and in all conflicts.
IN MEMORY DAY OBSERVANCE The In Memory program honors those who died as a result of the Vietnam War, but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense criteria for inclusion upon the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Every year there is a ceremony to pay tribute to these men and women who sacrificed so much for their country.
FATHER’S DAY ROSE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY Every year on Father’s Day, volunteers join sons and daughters of those whose names are inscribed on The Wall and affix long-stemmed roses with messages of love and honor, sent from across the country to those lost in the war.
VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE WALL Each year thousands of visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial gather to honor our nation’s veterans. On this special day, prominent Americans from all walks of life come to the Memorial to deliver thoughtprovoking and patriotic speeches. This ceremony pays tribute to all of our country’s service members, regardless of what conflict they served in.
CHRISTMAS TREE CEREMONY Each year before Christmas, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial volunteers host a Christmas Tree Ceremony. The volunteers decorate a tree at the apex of The Wall with holiday messages to honor those who have served and sacrificed. If you would like to make a donation in support of these programs, please go to www.vvmf.org or call 202-393-0090.
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About the In Memory Program The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and promoting healing and educating about the impact of the Vietnam War. The legacy of the Memorial includes not only those whose names are etched in the granite wall, but embraces all who served during the Vietnam War. The In Memory Program honors those that died as a result of the Vietnam War but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense parameters for inclusion upon The Wall. Many thousands of service members and civilians died as a result of their involvement in the war, but not as a direct result of combat wounds, as is dictated for inscription on The Wall. If you have a family member or friend whose death was related to involvement in the Vietnam War and would like to have that person considered for inclusion in the In Memory Honor Roll, contact VVMF at 202-393-0090 or visit our website for details and to download the In Memory application: www.vvmf.org/InMemoryProgram.
Our Special Thanks Special thanks go out to the volunteers of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, who have dedicated thousands of hours to the Memorial over the years. VVMF is proud to have their help and dedication! A special thanks in particular to VVMF volunteer, Tamora Papas, for her support of the In Memory program. A big thanks to the families and friends of the In Memory Honorees for journeying to Washington, DC to take part in this special day.
Photos, as well as additional Tribute copies, will be available on our website after the event at: www.vvmf.org/event-photos To learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and its programs: www.vvmf.org Stay connected with VVMF on: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund www.twitter.com/VVMF VNVeteransMemorial
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