Somewhere in America today (Jan. 23,
2015) there are seven families who should be celebrating the 70th birthday
of a father, grandfather, brother, or other relative. Instead, they are
remembering a loved one they lost in Vietnam more than 40 years ago.
Seven men who were born Jan. 23,
1945, gave their lives in the service of our country in Vietnam:
- PFC Joseph Kenneth L. Belanger; Bingham, Maine; died Feb. 7, 1965
- Corporal R. G. Cauthron; Heavener, Oklahoma; died July 9, 1968
- Corporal Bernard W. Dickerson; Clarinda, Iowa; died June 11, 1968
- PFC Dean Joseph Elickho; Cranford, New Jersey; died Jan. 25, 1966
- Lance Corporal Alvin Monday; Eunice, Louisiana; died Sept. 9, 1968; Silver Star
- SP4 James Henry Morgan; Washington, DC; died April 1, 1968
- PFC Lawrence Walker Scanlan; Shawnee Mission, Kansas; died March 9, 1968
Friends and family (and even strangers)
still honor and remember them after all these years. You can see tributes and
remembrances to these men by going to www.thewall-usa.com
or www.vvmf.org and searching for their
names. They are not forgotten.
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