To honor our heroes, I'm reminded of a phrase I can't link to a source, but it's strong...
"graven not so much in stone, as in the hearts of men.."
... or words very closely to that effect-
Also- obviously, our aircrews did the hard part, but it makes me wonder- I have no personal knowledge of any 119th "REMF" KIA while in "the rear" (hah!) but wondered about before my tour, Jan-Dec '70.. anyone know? i.e., the sapper attacks at the Golf Course in late '69? Also, I know a lot of the guys with time left on their tour-due to extensions, or less than twelve months' total in-country, moved to other Holloway units, and elsewhere. And how about non-battle deaths? Those who wouldn't have "died in 'Nam" if they hadn't been there to serve...
My point being- as some have previously stated very eloquently, no one gets left behind, if only in thought ...NO ONE.
Reminds me- got Vern Gano's latest DragonFlight (Holloway Association) Newsletter the other day, and it has an article querying the final disposition of the Memorial Wall at Holloway. Did anyone here do a second tour at Holloway, about mid-'72 or so? Know when US Forces left?
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I remember seeing news coverage of Pleiku City in flames, and refugees running south from there, but that must have been (CRAFT) late '74 or early '75, huh?
Respectfully,
Lumpy