"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them"
-Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)
Webster's Dictionary describes the word MEMORIAL as "something that keeps remembrance alive". The World Book Encyclopedia states that MEMORIAL DAY (or Decoration Day as it was formerly called) is a patriotic day to honor American Soldiers who have given their lives for their country. It is a legal holiday in most states. Flowers and flags are placed on graves of soldiers. Many organizations march in military parades and take part in special programs. Memorial Day originated during the Civil War.
From the lakes, from the hills, from the skies,
All is well, safely rest.
God is nigh.
Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear
Friend, good night.
Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield
Army of the Potomac, Civil War
This bugle call was written during the Peninsula Campaign of the
Civil War in the year 1862 after a battle near Richmond,
Virginia
which saw a large number of Union causualties. It is said that the
tune came to then Brigade Commander
Colonel Daniel Butterfield,
while reflecting sadly on the losses. According to the story,
Butterfield unable to
write music, hummed it to his aide who wrote
it down in musical notation. It was performed that evening by his
bugler, Oliver W. Norton in honor of fallen comrades. In 1874,
it became officially recognized by the U.S. Army as
an alternative
to "Lights Out" and since has been used not only a signal that day
was done, but also as means of
saying good-bye to a fallen comrade,
usually accompanied by the drumbeat, Muffled Ruffles. It is customarily
played at military funerals across the land.
"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord! And let
perpetual light shine
upon them! May they rest in
peace! Amen. May their souls and the souls of all the
faithful departed through the
mercy of God rest in
peace. Amen."
perpetual light shine upon them! May they rest in
peace! Amen. May their souls and the souls of all the
faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in
peace. Amen."
Show your support for our fallen brothers and sisters.
Fly your flag!
I AM YOUR FLAG
I was born on 14 Jun 1777.
I am more than just cloth shaped into a design.
I am the refuge of the world's oppressed people.
I am the silent sentinel of freedom.
I am the emblem of one of the greatest sovereign nations.
I am the inspiration for which American patriots gave their lives and fortunes.
I have led your sons into battle from Valley Forge to the jungles of Vietnam.
I walk in silence with each of your honored dead to the final resting place beneath the white crosses, row by row.
I have flown through peace and war, strife and prosperity and amidst it all I have been respected.
Red stripes...symbolize the blood spilled in defense of this glorious nation.
White stripes...symbolize the burning tears shed by Americans who have lost their sons.
Blue fields...symbolize God's heaven under which I fly.
White stars...symbolize fifty states unified as one, for God and country.
"Old Glory" is my nickname and proudly I wave on high.
Honor me, respect me and defend me with your lives and fortunes.
Never let my enemies tear me down from my lofted position, lest I never return.
Keep alight the fires of patriotism; strive ernestly for the spirit of democracy.
Worship eternal God and keep his commandments and I shall remain the bulwark of peace and freedom for all mankind.
I AM YOUR FLAG
~Written by Marine MSgt Percy Webb
may assuage the anguish of your bereavement,
and leave you only the cherished memory of the
loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours,
to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.
~Abraham Lincoln, November 1864
If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places
they can no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have left and what they
have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.
And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes
you left behind.
Statement made by Major Michael Davis O'Donnell On 1Jan 1970 Dak To,
Vietnam
Photo submitted by Dennis Peterson, taken at LZ Sally in 69
Company B-2/501st Infantry (101st Airborne)
RVN 67-72
~KIA~
Click on a name below to see their memorial page
Samuel Lee Anderton
Leon Joseph Atteridge, Jr.
Thomas Edison Baumgardner, Jr.
Daniel F. Bettencourt, Jr.
Walter Clay Blanton
Robert Sidney Boggs
Charles Willis E. Brown
Elijah Wallace Burkett
Herman Allen Clay, Jr.
Billie Lee Coleman
Robert Reed Criswell
Nathaniel Cummings
Fred Jacobo Daniel
Peter Francis Donnell
Edwin Earl Dotter
John Cecil Driver
Dale Charles Fisher
Dellwyn Allen Fitch
Kurt Walter Franzinger, Jr.
Thomas Lawrence Gates
Jimmy Leon Green
Allen Frederick Grotzke
James Dale Guffey
Michael James Holloway
Nelson Leport Horchem, Jr.
Dennis Willard Huffine
Brian Gregory Hughes
James Dale Jarrett
Louis Johnson
Obbie Johnson
Robert Patrick Johnston
Jeffrey Joel Joseph
William Lloyd Kinnard
Jerry Owen Lafayette
Lawrence Renaldo Lopes
James Doyle Mace
George Roland Martin
Raymond Leroy Mason
Gary Preston Neiman
Leroy Nelson
Norman Douglas Peery
Ernesto Salvador Perea
Don Michael Ramsey
Thomas Edward Raubolt
David Stirling Reid
Wayne Eric Risner
Mark Henry Rivest
Joseph Earl Robinson
Raymond Gonzalez Rocha
Ronald Francis Sadler
James Russell Saxon
Marvin Edmund Screen
Stephen Eric Seiferth
Charles George Selman
Russell Allen Shields
Craig Michael Simeone
Donald Wayne Sistrunk
Benjamin Eugene Slagowski
Carl Michael Sneed
Roger Howard Sparks
Richard Joseph Tallman
John Michael Walsh
Robert Lee Watt
Herbert C. Williams
~Passed Away Since Service in Viet Nam~
Gordon E. Ballard
Marvin E. Battle
Henry Boahbedason
Al Bowden
Thomas R. Broadbent
Michael O. Carolan
David Scott Collins
Pete Rivera Cortez
Danny A. Cryer
Jerry P. Dix
William N. Dotson
Steven L. Dutton
George C Ellison
Dennis J. Fleming
Thomas Lawrence Gates
Dale W. Hegman
Donny F. Hinton
David B. Jay III
Prentice E Joye
Fred Mahone
Arvell Louis Madison
Phillip D. Marsh
Robert L. McQueen
David E. Nelson
Jimmie H. Nickels
Richard T. Owens
Raymond D. Phillips
William Prezaz
Steve Pry
Bernard F Rajzer
Donald W. Ramsey
Harvey G Reece
Howard Rice
Ephram Rivers, Jr.
Oscar Scheilb, Jr.
William C. Stedman
Pasqual Torres
Freeman Tunnell
Billy F Wells
Gary Lee Welsh
Robert D. Wigglesworth
Robert R. Wightman
Ronald Edward Willburn
David O. Willis
Vernon Withers
Curtis M. Wooten
MY BROTHERS ALL
~MAY GOD REST YOUR SOUL~
They have a silence that speaks for them at night and when the clock counts.
They say.....We were young. We have died. Remember us.
They say.....We have done what we could. But until it is finished, it is not done.
They say.....We have given our lives. But until it is finished, no one can tell what our lives gave.
They say.....Our deaths are not ours. They are yours. They will mean what you make them.
They say..... Whether our lives and our deaths were for peace and a new hope, or for nothing, we cannot say. It is you that must say this.
They say.....We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning. Give them an end to the war and a true peace. Give them a victory that ends the war and a peace afterwards. Give them their meaning.
We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us.
American Veterans Traveling Tribute Annie's Memorial Day Page Children of Vietnam Vets Webring Index The Moving Wall Vietnam Casualty Search Page Vietnam POW/MIA Database Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorials Around the World The Virtual Wall
|Main Page|
REUNION 2005|
Email Roster| |