IN MEMORIAM

Below are 17 reasons why it’s called Memorial Day and not Picnic and Barbecue Day.

LCPL CARROLL FANKHAUSER, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 8/24/65
PFC ROBERT FERNANDEZ, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 6/20/65
CPL BRIAN GAUTHIER, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/11/65
LCPL REYNALDO GUZMAN, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. 1/25/66
1STLT WALTER LEVY, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. 9/18/65
PFC CURTIS LOCKHART, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/30/65
PFC PATRICK MANNING, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/30/65
LTCOL JOSEPH MUIR, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines. 9/11/65
PFC STEVEN PAGE, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. 1/25/66
2DLT JAMES PARMALEE, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/14/65
1STLT FRANK REASONER,3d Reconnaissance Battalion. 7/12/65
LCPL KENNETH SEISSER, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/11/65
1STLT ADAM SIMPSON, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines. 10/3/65
PFC LONNIE SNOW, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 7/30/65
SGT HUGH SULLIVAN, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. 6/5/65
1STLT BRUCE WARNER, 3d Tank Battalion. 2/3/66
SGT WILLIAM WEST, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. 3/28/66.

Semper Fi, Brothers.

6 Comments

Bob Stapleton on May 29, 2019 at 9:26 am

The grammar school
Phil attended is closing. We are celebrating 70 years of religious education with a reunion on 6-8-18. Currently we have over 700 attendees. We would Love to see Phil at the event.

Joe Skaggs on May 26, 2019 at 11:16 pm

Semper Fi

Tony Baker on May 26, 2019 at 9:00 pm

I read each name aloud. Thank you, for everything, Phil.

DON L LAIR on May 26, 2019 at 7:48 pm

Well said.

Marilyn Pilon on May 26, 2019 at 5:31 pm

Thanks Phil for posting this. We should honor our fallen shoulders. You are right it is not party time but a time to celebrate what they did for us.! Hope you are doing well.
Your Old Moscow Friend Marilyn Pilon

Mary B Larsen on May 26, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Thank you for reminding us of the real reason for this “start of summer” holiday. So many who never saw another summer.