They gave all they had to give

On March 2nd 1968 48 men of C company 4th battalion 9th infantry regiment 25th infantry division, died in an ambush. It only took about 10 or 12 minutes for them to die. They were caught in a cross fire with interlocking fields of fire if you were there about all you could do was die. Alot of guys were wounded very badly, and some not so bad. I arrived just after the ambush, and had the task of going thru their gear, I never seen so much bloody stuff in my life, lots of bullet holes and tore up things. I became a part of the new rebuilt C company. We went on and engaged the enemy 2 or 3 times a week, and lost guys at the rate of 2 or 3 a week. Below are the names of men from C Company 4th bn 9th inf regiment 25th inf div, they gave all they had to give, and alot of them were my friends. Most of these guys lost their lives on 3-2-68,11-23-68, and on 12-22-68. During 1968 we had 14,594 killed in action in all of Viet Nam. The NVA had about 208,254 Killed in action. I know its all just numbers but if you could see some of their faces when they died it becomes real. And I know it was along time ago ,but then again it was just yesterday William C. Airlie, E-5, Detroit, Michigan, Tue. May 19th, 1970 - age 21 (Charlie) Kenneth E. Aleshire, E-4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tue. Feb 27th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Jose Luis Alvarez-Tapia, E-3, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Justin Anderson, E-4, Chicago, Illinois, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) Michael Evan Antill, E-3, Huxley, Iowa, Thu. Dec 28th, 1967 - age 22 (Charlie) Terry Lynn Anton, E-3, Sumter, South Carolina, Sat. Apr 8th, 1967 - age 19 (Charlie) Gerald Lawrence Avery, E-3, Mio, Michigan, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) B Richard George Barnard, E-7, Rochester, New York, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 31 (Charlie) Shelton Ferrell Barrs, E-7, Charleston, South Carolina, Tue. Sep 23rd, 1969 - age 28 (Charlie) Guy Lester Bellew, E-6, Atlanta, Georgia, Fri. Oct 13th, 1967 - age 35 (Charlie) Phillip Ernest Benjamin, E-3, Baltimore, Maryland, Fri. Jan 3rd, 1969 - age 20 (Charlie) WIA Dec 22, 1968 Mole City Charles Edward Bonds, E-4, Winston -Salem, North Carolina, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 18 (Charlie) Donald George Bousley, E-3, Ann Arbour, Michigan, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Harlan Ray Brandts, E-3, Sheldon, Iowa, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) Harry G. Brannon, E-5, Gloucester, New Jersey, Mon. Aug 15th, 1966 - age 30 (Charlie) Basil Plane Brass, E-6, Dunellon, Florida, Wed. Aug 17th, 1966 - age 33 (Charlie) David Ivan Briggs, E-4, North Collins, New York, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Gazzett Ben Brunson, E-3, Chicago, Illinois, Sat. May 25th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) James C. Bryant, E-3, Andrews, North Carolina, Wed. Apr 17th, 1968 - age 24 (Charlie) Jerry Walter Byers, E-5, Greenville, South Carolina, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) C James Clark Carlson, E-3, Salinas, California, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) William Brace Cawley, E-4, Hobart, Indiana, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Alvin Lloyd Cayson, E-6, Lexington, Kentucky, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 26 (Charlie) Richard T. Chambers, E-3, Islip, New York, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) George Peyton Colangelo, E-3, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Tue. Dec 19th, 1967 - age 24 (Charlie) John Wayne Colbert, E-3, Kinder, Missouri, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Donald I. Culshaw, E-4, Minneota, Minnesota, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Nicholas Joseph Cutinha, E-4, Alva, Florida, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) D Robert Sheldon Dankert, E-4, Saginaw, Michigan, Thu. Jun 5th, 1969 - age 21 (Charlie) LeRoy Davis, E-3, Seagoville, Texas, Fri. May 31st, 1968 - age 26 (Charlie) John Thomas De Barber, E-4, Seymour, Connecticut, Mon. Oct 17th, 1966 - age 21 (Charlie) Arnold Raymond Diekema, E-4, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Howard Doyle, 2LT, Davison, Michigan, Thu. Dec 14th, 1967 - age 23 (Charlie) E Bruce Eliot, E-4, Manhasset, New York, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 24 (Charlie) William Welton English, Jr., E-4, Rome, Georgia, Mon. Oct 17th, 1966 - age 22 (Charlie) F Gary Virgil Frazier, E-3, Pocatello, Idaho, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael Dennis Frost, E-3, Mercer Island, Washington, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) G Raymond Leroy Gallagher, E-3, Bozeman, Montana, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Charles P. Glenn, E-3, Patrick, Arkansas, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Billy Lamar Godfrey, E-4, Calhoun, Georgia, Thu. Dec 14th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) Willie Vann Goree, E-4, Crossett, Arkansas, Tue. Oct 17th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) Sherman William Gregory, E-4, Ruther Glen, Virginia, Thu. Jun 5th, 1969 - age 21 (Charlie) Dennis F. Gulich, E-5, Detroit, Michigan, Sun. Feb 25th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) H Richard Darrell Harrison, E-4, Liberty, West Virginia, Thu. Dec 14th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) William M. Huberty, E-3, St. Paul, Minnesota, Mon. Oct 17th, 1966 - age 21 (Charlie) J Daniel M Java, E-7, Frederic, Wisconsin, Sun. Dec 4th, 1966 - age 34 (Charlie) Lawrence Johnson, E-3, Chicago, Illinois, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Cal Duain Johnson, E-4, White Deer, Texas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Emmet Lee Johnson, E-6, Lexington, Missouri, Thu. May 19th, 1966 - age 37 (Charlie) William Coy Jones, E-4, Roswell, New Mexico, Wed. Dec 20th, 1967 - age 23 (Charlie) Jack Joseph Jordan, Jr., E-3, Columbia, Mississippi, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 25 (Charlie) K Bohdan Kowal, E-4, Clifton, New Jersey, Sat. Apr 8th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) L Clyde David Lahr, E-5, Bellevue, Michigan, Thu. Jun 5th, 1969 - age 21 (Charlie) Lee Roy Lanier, E-5, Morganton, North Carolina, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 28 (Charlie) Gary Leary, E-3, Washington, North Carolina, Sun. Apr 14th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Charlie Frank Lee, E-6, Elba, Alabama, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 27 (Charlie) Hubert Leon Lee, Jr., E-3, Perry, Arkansas, Mon. Oct 24th, 1966 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael Nelson Loitz, 1LT, Rootstown, Ohio, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Thomas Ira Long, E-3, Kinards, South Carolina, Thu. May 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Frederick M. Lowe, E-4, Wilmington, North Carolina, Sat. Oct 21st, 1967 - age 18 (Charlie) M Manuel D. Madruga, E-8, Modesto, California, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 44 (Charlie) James Rufus Mathis, E-3, Buffalo, New York, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 26 (Charlie) Henry E. Maul, E-3, Worland, Wyoming, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Jerry Jackson Mc Daniel, E-3, Winder, Georgia, Thu. Dec 28th, 1967 - age 21 (Charlie) Carl Philip McCormick, E-5, Ashland, Kentucky, Sun. Nov 5th, 1967 - age 26 (Charlie) William Lawrence McDaniels, E-4, Dewey, Illinois, Fri. Sep 29th, 1967 - age 19 (Charlie) Louis Henry McFarland, 1LT, Santa Barbara, California, Tue. Feb 27th, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) Robert J. McGee, E-3, Whitnell, North Carolina, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael John McGonagle, E-5, Lewiston, Maine, Mon. Oct 17th, 1966 - age 20 (Charlie) Charles Edward Melott, E-3, Rodgers, Ohio, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Richard Allen Milks, E-5, Fenton, Michigan, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 22 (Charlie) James Miller, 1LT, Seaford, Delaware, Thu. Dec 14th, 1967 - age 24 (Charlie) James Edward Miller, E-4, Detroit, Michigan, Sun. Sep 25th, 1966 - age 23 (Charlie) James Leroy Miller, E-4, Fairfield, Iowa, Tue. Jan 21st, 1969 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael Anthony Minko, E-5, Culver City, California, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) Joseph Peter Misiaszek, E-3, Central Falls, Rhode Island, Fri. May 31st, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Leonard David Moore, E-3, Bessemer, Alabama, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Paul Martin Moore, E-5, Sandy, Oregon, Fri. Oct 25th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Leslie Isma Morales-Lucas, E-5, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Sat. Jul 2nd, 1966 - age 27 (Charlie) Thomas Lee Mork, E-4, Newburgh, New York, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 23 (Charlie) Barry Lee Moyer, E-4, Reinholds, Pennsylvania, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) James Patrick Mrazik, E-3, Mio, Michigan, Thu. Oct 24th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) N Charles Thomas Nance, E-3, Chicago, Illinois, Mon. Jun 24th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Robert John Nixon, E-3, Paoli, Pennsylvania, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) O James Francis O Laughlin, 2LT, Dayton, Ohio, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Kenneth Lindle Oldham, E-3, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun. Mar 3rd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Larry Rex Olson, E-3, McHenry, North Dakota, Wed. Jun 19th, 1968 - age 22 (Charlie) P Roy Donald Page, E-3, Eva, Alabama, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Billie Ray Parker, E-4, Owenton, Kentucky, Tue. May 19th, 1970 - age 20 (Charlie) Willie E. Ponder, E-3, Washington, District of Columbia, Fri. May 3rd, 1968 - age 26 (Charlie) R William Rassano, E-4, Berwyn, Illinois, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Jose Angel Reyes, E-3, Cotton Center, Texas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael Ross Rivers, E-3, Kennedale, Texas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Joe Raymond Roberts, JR, E-5, new Albany, Mississippi, Thu. Oct 15th, 1970 - age 21 (Charlie) Ernest Rosado SR, E-4, Middletown, New York, Sun. May 5th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) S Ronald Landon Salvani, E-3, New York, New York, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Hector Luis Sanchez, E-3, East Cleveland, Ohio, Mon. Nov 27th, 1967 - age 22 (Charlie) Dioniso Sanchez-Ortiz, E-4, Santurce, Puerto Rico, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Frank Sanfilippo, E-3, New York, New York, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Mitchell Francis Sek, E-4, Chicago, Illinois, Tue. Feb 27th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Jonathan Cameron Shine, 1LT, Pleasantville, New York, Thu. Oct 15th, 1970 - age 23 (Charlie) Willard Skaggs, E-5, Sellerburg, Indiana, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 22 (Charlie) Ronald Allen Slane, E-5, Lincoln City, Oregon, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Joseph Smarsh, E-3, Orchard Lake, Michigan, Fri. May 31st, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Charles Warren Smith, E-4, Mobile, Alabama, Sun. Oct 30th, 1966 - age 22 (Charlie) Richard Craig Stevens, E-4, Lebanon, Indiana, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Ernest J. Stidham, 1LT, Carmichael, California, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 25 (Charlie) Clifford Geoffrey Stockton, E-3, Chester, Pennsylvania, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Danny George Swazick, E-4, Kansas City, Kansas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 25 (Charlie) Joseph Daniel Szidor, E-3, Miami, Florida, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Warren Lee Tall, E-4, Moorhead, Mississippi, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) John Michael Thompson, E-4, Grand Prairie, Texas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 22 (Charlie) Stanley Wendell Thompson, E-4, Madison, Minnesota, Fri. Oct 20th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) Carrel Jean Titsworth, E-4, Reeds Spring, Missouri, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Frank Tortorici, E-3, New York, New York, Thu. Jun 5th, 1969 - age 21 (Charlie) Malcolm Roscoe True, E-3, Cocoa, Florida, Sun. Dec 22nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Mitchel Ray Tyler, E-3, Silsbee, Texas, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) V Walter C. Velvet, E-5, Waverly, Virginia, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 31 (Charlie) Augustine Vergara-Arbil, E-4, New York, New York, Tue. Mar 5th, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Terrel James Vidrine, E-3, Ville Platte, Louisiana, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Laurencio Vigil, E-3, Ocate, New Mexico, Mon. Aug 11th, 1969 - age 21 (Charlie) W Larry Huston Walden, E-3, Columbus, Mississippi, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Michael Frederick Walker, E-3, Chico, California, Fri. Jan 6th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) John E. Walters, E-4, Kokomo, Indiana, Mon. Apr 15th, 1968 - age 19 (Charlie) Gary Winston Watkins, E-4, Blooming Grove, Texas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Paul Edward West, E-3, Shawnee, Kansas, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Darrell Eugene Wheeler, E-3, Live Oak, California, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Joseph Jerome Williams, E-3, St. Louis, Missouri, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 20 (Charlie) Virgil Lawrence Williams, E-4, Snyder, Colorado, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Donald Clyde Willis, E-3, Hayward, California, Thu. Dec 14th, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) Kenneth Wayne Winget, E-5, Pueblo, Colorado, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Thomas J. Winkelvoss, E-6, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Sun. Jun 26th, 1966 - age 36 (Charlie) Carl J. Winter, CPT, Hemlock, Michigan, Sat. Nov 23rd, 1968 - age 25 (Charlie) Abraham Woods, E-3, Marion, Alabama, Sun. Sep 24th, 1967 - age 19 (Charlie) William Clay Wright, E-3, Flushing, New York, Mon. May 23rd, 1966 - age 22 (Charlie) Johnny Wayne Wright, E-4, Roanoke, Virginia, Mon. Oct 24th, 1966 - age 20 (Charlie) Y Donald P. Yarrington, E-6, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sat. Oct 21st, 1967 - age 20 (Charlie) Willard Frank Young, E-3, Oxford, Alabama, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 21 (Charlie) Danny Stephen Young, E-4, Hendersonville, Tennessee, Sat. Mar 2nd, 1968 - age 22 (Charlie) You ask yourself quite often why did I survive when so many did not, you really never get an answer to this question. All you can do is plan to see them in the next life, and as long as you are alive you will never forget them. If you have ever been in battle and held dying friends in your arms as the blood flowed out of them and you could not save them, that is the time, you realize the horror of war, of which you really cant put into words, other times when you feel the bullets zipping by very close to you, that is the time you can test your self and see if you have the courage to get up and move forward no matter what, and all the time you are sort of waiting for the bullets to hit you. And if we think there is glory in war we are mistaken, when you have carried many of your dead friends and loaded them on choppers, then you look down at your clothing and you have their blood all over you , fact is war is alot more bloody than glorious. And still there are things worth dying and fighting for... Let every nation know whether it means us good or ill that we shall pay any price,bear any burden,meet any hardship, to assure the survival and success of liberty.. John F Kennedy 1961 Let us not forget all our guys and gals that have died in all wars this veterans day.