During
its 6 years of service in Vietnam,
the 162nd lost 39 of its members killed in action.
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RANK
|
NAME
|
DATE
|
AGE
|
HOMETOWN
|
|
PFC
|
Ronnie R. Lovett
|
04-11-1966
|
18
|
Phoenix,
OR
|
|
WO
|
James
W. Bruhn
|
11-15-1966
|
29
|
Alma,
NE
|
|
SP4
|
Willard A. Philson
|
02-01-1967
|
23
|
Gering,
NE
|
|
MAJ
|
Paul R. Karas
|
02-03-1967
|
32
|
Alexandria,
VA
|
|
MAJ
|
William
R. Phillips
|
02-03-1967
|
37
|
Enterprise,
AL
|
|
SP4
|
Isaiah
A. Dobbins
|
02-07-1967
|
23
|
Magnolia,
NJ
|
|
SP4
|
Willard
A. Godfrey
|
02-07-1967
|
29
|
Milton
Junction, WI
|
|
PFC
|
Lawrence
A. Dietz
|
07-27-1967
|
19
|
Palos
Verdes, CA
|
|
SP4
|
Charles
A. Jones
|
08-08-1967
|
18
|
Charleston
Heights, SC
|
|
WO
|
Larry
A. Harke
|
12-19-1967
|
26
|
Seattle,
WA
|
|
WO
|
John
F. Holz
|
12-19-1967
|
26
|
Harrisburg,
PA
|
|
SP4
|
Anthony
V. Campaniello
|
12-19-1967
|
21
|
Corona,
NY
|
|
SP4
|
Robert
D. Kline
|
12-19-1967
|
19
|
Long
Beach, CA
|
|
CW2
|
Vernon
R. "Pete" Tweedy
|
03-05-1968
|
27
|
New
Orleans, LA
|
|
WO
|
Vernon
L. Leuning
|
03-05-1968
|
21
|
Yakima,
WA
|
|
SP4
|
Brian
T. Murray
|
03-05-1968
|
21
|
Lorain,
OH
|
|
SP4
|
George
D. Novakovic
|
03-05-1968
|
19
|
Kenosha,
WI
|
|
SP4
|
Benjamin
H. Binegar
|
02-04-1969
|
25
|
East
Peoria, IL
|
|
CPT
|
Frank
H. Brinson
|
01-05-1970
|
28
|
Statesboro,
GA
|
|
WO
|
Edward
B. Melody
|
02-23-1970
|
21
|
Fayetteville,
AR
|
|
WO
|
Gerard
F. O'Conner
|
04-25-1970
|
22
|
Herington,
KS
|
|
SP4
|
Andrew
P. Susi
|
05-27-1970
|
20
|
St.
Johnsville, NY
|
|
WO
|
|
06-20-1970
|
23
|
Tonawanda,
NY
|
|
WO
|
Robert
F. Colatruglio
|
06-20-1970
|
22
|
Warren,
MI
|
|
SP4
|
Joseph
P. Lutz
|
06-20-1970
|
19
|
Deerfield
Beach, FL
|
|
WO
|
Daniel
J. Hallows
|
06-23-1970
|
19
|
Holland,
NY
|
|
WO
|
Lawrence
M. Moore
|
06-23-1970
|
20
|
East
Point, GA
|
|
SP5
|
Denis
J. Dillon
|
06-23-1970
|
21
|
San
Marcos, CA
|
|
PFC
|
James
W. Lenz
|
06-23-1970
|
18
|
Milwaukee,
WI
|
|
WO
|
William
H. Laurence
|
08-26-1970
|
24
|
San
Antonio, TX
|
|
CPT
|
Stephen
D. Carr
|
08-26-1970
|
26
|
Barre,
VT
|
|
SP5
|
Benny
R. Halstead
|
08-26-1970
|
20
|
Glen
Morgan, WV
|
|
SP5
|
Larry
B. Jacobson
|
08-26-1970
|
21
|
Norma,
ND
|
|
PFC
|
Samuel
E. Dick
|
12-24-1970
|
20
|
Honolulu,
HI
|
|
SP4
|
Dennis
M. Hotaling
|
03-22-1971
|
21
|
Middletown,
NY
|
|
CPT
|
Robert
W. Vehling
|
01-11-1972
|
24
|
Greenwood,
IN
|
|
WO
|
John
David Eddy
|
01-11-1972
|
21
|
Ann
Arbor, MI
|
|
SP4
|
Gary
Wayne Tawney
|
01-11-1972
|
22
|
Charleston,
WV
|
|
SGT
|
Leonard
H Mantooth
|
01-11-1972
|
21
|
Louisville,
KY
|
In such a close knit unit each man was precious and a friend
to many. They made the supreme sacrifice in service to their
country. Anyone of us could easily have been in their place.
They were our compatriots, our friends, and will always be in
our hearts, every day, as long as we breath. Although we age
with the passing years, they do not grow old but remain forever
young in our minds eye. Forever 19, 20 years old, their life
cut short at the very beginning of its journey, never to experience
the love, friendships and pleasures we experienced as we grew
older.
In the words of the
British poet Lawrence Binyon
They
shall not grow 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.
It is up to us to make sure their memory
remains alive. By our conduct we honor them and make their sacrifice
not in vain. May God have taken their soul in his hands that
we may meet again.
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MEMORIAL 