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Program Seeks Photos of Herndon Vet Who Died in Vietnam War
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Date: April 27, 2012 07:14AM
Program Seeks Photos of Herndon Vet Who Died in Vietnam War
National Call for Photos hopes to put faces with names engraved on walls of Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
By Mary Ann Barton
April 25, 2012
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/program-seeks-photos-of-herndon-vet-who-died-in-vietnam-war
The 58,193 Americans who died for their country in the Vietnam War are memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is trying to put a picture with each of those names engraved on the iconic walls of the memorial, with a National Call for Photos.
The National Call for Photos is still looking for photographs of the following men (see table below) from Fairfax County, several of whom are from Herndon, Reston and other nearby areas.
Collected pictures will be used in the Education Center at The Wall and can also be found on The Virtual Wall. http://www.vvmf.org/thewall
If you know how to reach their relatives or have a photo to share, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's "How to Submit a Photo" website. http://www.vvmf.org/how-to-submit
HOMETOWN NAME MILITARY BRANCH DATE OF DEATH
Springfield First Lt. Charles Edward Brown Jr. Army Nov. 2, 1966
Lorton PFC Paul Randolph Byrne Marine Corps Dec. 11, 1966
Springfield Warrant Officer Gerald Lewis Caton Army Aug. 17, 1969
Ft. Belvoir Lt. Col. Fred Vincent Cole Army May 12, 1970
Springfield SP4 Randall Earl Cole Army March 23, 1968
Ft. Belvoir Chief Warrant Officer Frank Warren Cross Army Sept. 15, 1968
Reston SP4 Frederick Willard Cross Army August 19, 1970
McLean Sgt. Bruce Joel Dunham Army June 9, 1969
Herndon PFC Ernest Richard Franks Marine Corps March 14, 1969
Not Specified Cpl. Charles William Garber Jr. Marine Corps April 9, 1968
Lorton PFC William Richard Graham Marine Corps March 6, 1966
McLean Staff Sgt. Charles Richard McNulty Army May 16, 1970
Springfield Thomas Hubert Messer August 28, 1970
Vienna PFC Gerald Crawford Mull Army April 13, 1968
Ft. Belvoir PFC Roland Harold Nadeau Marine Corps August 2, 1969
Springfield Warrant Officer Scott Kenton Pardee Army March 23, 1970
McLean PFC David Dawson Peppin Jr. Marine Corps July 10, 1969
Vienna LCPL Willard Floyd Prochaska Marine Corps Feb. 23, 1969
Lorton Captain Harry Quincy Rose Army Feb. 21, 1969
Dunn Loring Sgt. Joseph Bradley Rush Army Jan. 31, 1969
Springfield PFC Jerry Waine Steward Marine Corps Oct. 1, 1970
Centreville PFC Claude Carroll Supinger Army Nov. 5, 1966
Herndon PFC Daniel Wesley White Army June 3, 1967
Springfield Captain Hiram Michael Wolfe IV Army Dec. 4, 1969
Of the 58,193 killed in the war, 1,306 were from Virginia. Of those, Fairfax County saw 48 killed. So far, the National Call for Photos has collected 571 photos from Virginia. Thanks to a recent partnership with the National Association of Counties, the database is searchable by county.
More about the fallen, from the National Archives:
Most (16,592) were killed in 1968.
Of those who reported their religion, most (16,815) identified themselves as Roman Catholic.
The most frequent (18,518) cause for casualties was small arms fire.
Most were single (40,775); 17,215 were married and the rest are listed as unknown.
Of those killed, their ages ranged from 17 to 62, with the most (14,095) being 20 years old when they died.
The military service branch that saw the most deaths: Army (38,209).
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National Call for Photos hopes to put faces with names engraved on walls of Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
By Mary Ann Barton
April 25, 2012
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/program-seeks-photos-of-herndon-vet-who-died-in-vietnam-war
The 58,193 Americans who died for their country in the Vietnam War are memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is trying to put a picture with each of those names engraved on the iconic walls of the memorial, with a National Call for Photos.
The National Call for Photos is still looking for photographs of the following men (see table below) from Fairfax County, several of whom are from Herndon, Reston and other nearby areas.
Collected pictures will be used in the Education Center at The Wall and can also be found on The Virtual Wall. http://www.vvmf.org/thewall
If you know how to reach their relatives or have a photo to share, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's "How to Submit a Photo" website. http://www.vvmf.org/how-to-submit
HOMETOWN NAME MILITARY BRANCH DATE OF DEATH
Springfield First Lt. Charles Edward Brown Jr. Army Nov. 2, 1966
Lorton PFC Paul Randolph Byrne Marine Corps Dec. 11, 1966
Springfield Warrant Officer Gerald Lewis Caton Army Aug. 17, 1969
Ft. Belvoir Lt. Col. Fred Vincent Cole Army May 12, 1970
Springfield SP4 Randall Earl Cole Army March 23, 1968
Ft. Belvoir Chief Warrant Officer Frank Warren Cross Army Sept. 15, 1968
Reston SP4 Frederick Willard Cross Army August 19, 1970
McLean Sgt. Bruce Joel Dunham Army June 9, 1969
Herndon PFC Ernest Richard Franks Marine Corps March 14, 1969
Not Specified Cpl. Charles William Garber Jr. Marine Corps April 9, 1968
Lorton PFC William Richard Graham Marine Corps March 6, 1966
McLean Staff Sgt. Charles Richard McNulty Army May 16, 1970
Springfield Thomas Hubert Messer August 28, 1970
Vienna PFC Gerald Crawford Mull Army April 13, 1968
Ft. Belvoir PFC Roland Harold Nadeau Marine Corps August 2, 1969
Springfield Warrant Officer Scott Kenton Pardee Army March 23, 1970
McLean PFC David Dawson Peppin Jr. Marine Corps July 10, 1969
Vienna LCPL Willard Floyd Prochaska Marine Corps Feb. 23, 1969
Lorton Captain Harry Quincy Rose Army Feb. 21, 1969
Dunn Loring Sgt. Joseph Bradley Rush Army Jan. 31, 1969
Springfield PFC Jerry Waine Steward Marine Corps Oct. 1, 1970
Centreville PFC Claude Carroll Supinger Army Nov. 5, 1966
Herndon PFC Daniel Wesley White Army June 3, 1967
Springfield Captain Hiram Michael Wolfe IV Army Dec. 4, 1969
Of the 58,193 killed in the war, 1,306 were from Virginia. Of those, Fairfax County saw 48 killed. So far, the National Call for Photos has collected 571 photos from Virginia. Thanks to a recent partnership with the National Association of Counties, the database is searchable by county.
More about the fallen, from the National Archives:
Most (16,592) were killed in 1968.
Of those who reported their religion, most (16,815) identified themselves as Roman Catholic.
The most frequent (18,518) cause for casualties was small arms fire.
Most were single (40,775); 17,215 were married and the rest are listed as unknown.
Of those killed, their ages ranged from 17 to 62, with the most (14,095) being 20 years old when they died.
The military service branch that saw the most deaths: Army (38,209).
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Re: Program Seeks Photos of Herndon Vet Who Died in Vietnam War
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Priapus
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Date: April 27, 2012 11:29AM
And Larry Mathers as the Beaver
Re: Program Seeks Photos of Herndon Vet Who Died in Vietnam War
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Another time
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Date: April 27, 2012 11:42AM
Was there a Herndon High School in 1970?
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chuckhoffmann
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Date: April 27, 2012 12:26PM
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/2013 07:14AM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/2013 07:14AM by chuckhoffmann.