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FROM The National Chaplain
BY REV. PHIL SALOIS, M.S.
Joseph Henry Banks III, 58, died
August 20 in Newark, Ohio, from cancer. He served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was awarded
the Purple Heart. Banks was a member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Newark Chapter 55.
Cortlandt S. Beers, 59, died
February 14 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, from multiple sclerosis.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-69 in West Berlin, Germany,
with the Army Security Agency as a German linguist. Beers
was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-London (Ohio)
Chapter 746.
Nancy L. Blood, 55, died in Perrysburg, New York.
She was a member of Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America-Jamestown
Chapter 865.
Charles F. Brown, 73, died November 9, 2004,
in Lake City, Florida, from Agent Orange-related bronchus
cancer. While in the U.S. Army, he served in the Korean War
and was one of the few survivors of Pork Chop Hill. He was
awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Korea. Brown
also served in the Vietnam War from 1965-66 and from February
to April 1967 when he was medically evacuated for wounds
sustained to his right arm and hand. He retired at the rank
of Staff Sergeant. He was an at-large life member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Tennessee.
William E. Buse, 63, died October
24 in Lucerne, California. He was a veteran of the Vietnam
War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Lakeport
Chapter 951.
Juan Manuel Chavez, 43, died July 11 in Harlingen,
Texas. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Harlingen Chapter 856.
David B.
Chiles, 60, died in Bel Air, Maryland. He was a veteran of
the Vietnam War and an at-large life member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Maryland.
David Donald Cline, 60, died September
15 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Army
with a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1967-69, which earned
him three Purple Hearts and one Bronze Star with “V” device
for distinguishing himself in 1967 while serving as a machine
gunner with Company D, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th
Infantry Division in the vicinity of Bo Tuc. Cline was a
life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-East Rutherford
Chapter 800.
Adonis Larue Dawkins, 55, died October 4 in Buffalo,
New York. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War
and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a photojournalist
for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo. He won many national awards for his
photojournalism. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Tonawanda
Chapter 77.
Robert Farkas, 71, died in Edwardsburg, Michigan.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a life member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Holland Chapter 73.
Kenneth William
Green, Sr., 60, died August 14 in Palestine, Texas, from
lung cancer. He served in the U.S. Army with a tour of duty
in Vietnam in 1968. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of
America-Palestine Chapter 991.
John R. Hasselback, 64, died
August 9 in Brandon, Florida. He was a veteran of the Vietnam
War and a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Tampa
Chapter 787.
Albert Haywood, 70, died November 1. He served
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a charter
member and the first life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Clarksville
Chapter 396.
Richard J. Hemingway, 61, died September 29 in
Worcester, Massachusetts, from Agent Orange-related diabetes.
He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam with the 19th Engineer
Battalion. He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Auburn
Chapter 554.
Gary Edward Holtz, 59, died September 14 in Ridgway,
Pennsylvania, from Agent Orange-related diabetes type II.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was
awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-St. Marys Chapter 720.
Jon
G. Hunt, 58, died October 17 in New York from cancer. He
served in the U.S. Army with the 197th Infantry Brigade in
the Vietnam War from 1969-71. He was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Newburgh Chapter 537.
Lawrence M. Jarvis,
59, committed suicide October 16 in Northville, Michigan.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps with a tour of duty in
Vietnam from 1968-69. He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Plymouth Chapter 528.
Charles E. Joeckel, Jr., 60, died October 17 in Naples, Florida. He served in the
U.S. Marine Corps, including a tour in Vietnam. During the
1968 Tet Offensive, he lost both legs above the knees. He
was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, and the Navy
Commendation Medal. Joeckel was a life member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Annapolis Chapter 712.
Harold W. King, 75, died in Winter Springs, Florida. He was
a veteran of the Vietnam War and an at-large life member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Florida.
Maurice L. Kirkman,
75, died August 28 in Newark, Ohio. He served in the U.S.
Army with twenty years of service in the Korean War and the
Vietnam War, retiring at the rank of First Sergeant. Kirkman
was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Newark Chapter
55. Charles Donald Kitchen, 57, died March 28 in Skippers,
Virginia, from Agent Orange-related non-small cell lung cancer.
He served in the U.S. Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam
from March 1970 to January 1971. Kitchen was a life member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Emporia Chapter 627.
Robert
A. Klawitter, 59, died October 14, 2005, in Germantown, Wisconsin.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was
an at-large life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Wisconsin.
David
Luteran, 58, died October 27 in Port Byron, New York, from
Agent Orange-related diabetes type II. He served in the U.S.
Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal, including a tour of duty
in Vietnam. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Auburn
Chapter 704.
Thomas J. Marino, Jr., 59, died November 6 in
Philadelphia from liver cancer and hepatitis C. He served
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and left at the rank
of Sergeant. He was a member and past-president of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Liberty Bell Chapter 266. He was also
the committee chair for the Philadelphia Stand Down Program.
Fred
D. Mattox died November 6 in Saugerties, New York. He served
in the U.S. Army for 20 years and retired in 1981 with service
during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Ulster County Chapter 60 and served as chapter
secretary.
John McGowan, 56, died November 23 in Pittsburgh.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a life member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Beaver Falls Chapter 862.
Frederick
Douglas McMullen, Sr., 60, accidentally drowned October 20
in Enid, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Vietnam War and retired after a long career. He was a
life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Enid Chapter 940.
James
Vincent Merlini, 65, died October 14 in Montgomery, Alabama.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft radio maintenance
specialist in Okinawa during the Vietnam War He was a life
member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Tuskegee Chapter 607.
Edwyn
Robert Owen, 73, died October 5 in Topeka, Kansas, when his
automobile caught on fire. He served in the U.S. Army during
the Vietnam War. An avid athlete, he was a member of the
U.S. hockey team that won the gold medal during the 1960
Olympics. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Topeka
Chapter 604.
Clifton Leon Perkins, 81, died May 19 in Wilmington,
California, from heart failure. He served in the U.S. Navy
for 30 years retiring at the rank of E-7. He served in three
wars including the Vietnam War. Perkins was a Life Member
of Vietnam Veterans of America Tidewater (Virginia Beach,
Virginia) Chapter 48.
Thomas B. Petrie, 65, died March 15
in Pavilion, New York, as a result of an automobile accident.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1964-66 with a tour of duty
in the Vietnam. He was a member and past president of Vietnam
Veterans of America LeRoy Chapter 193.
Peter J. Radesi, 60,
died March 26 in Lee Center, New York, from thymic carcinoma.
He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam serving with HHB, 2nd
Battery, 32nd Artillery from August 1971 to January 1972
and A Battery, 5th Battery, 42nd Artillery from January 1972
to March 1972. He was an at-large member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-New York.
Peter Reibel, 62, died November 24 in Tonawanda, New
York. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Tonawanda
Chapter 77.
Thomas C. Richardson, 61, died July 23
in Lovelock, Nevada. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War
and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Lovelock Chapter
834.
Calvin L. Richmond, 61, died September 28, 2006, in Leesburg,
Virginia. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America Silver Spring (Maryland) Chapter
641.
Steven D. Ridenour, 53, died January 30 in Bettendorf,
Iowa, from cancer. He served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Vietnam War. Ridenour was a life member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Moline Chapter 669.
Charles Anthony Rozas, Jr. died March 14 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was a veteran
of the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Santa Barbara (California) Chapter 218.
James Hillard Runyon,
Jr., 61, died May 31 in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, from
diabetes mellitus type II and congestive heart failure. He
served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War for two
tours of duty. Runyon was a member of Vietnam Veterans of
America Reading Chapter 131.
Gerard St. Hilaire, 62, died
October 20 in Mattydale, New York, from cancer. He served
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Liverpool Chapter 103.
Gregory
Theodore Scheffer, 58, died April 3 in Kannapolis, North
Carolina, from pancreatic cancer. He served in the U.S. Army
with a tour of duty in Vietnam from August 1968-69. He was
a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Concord Chapter
909.
Mary L. See, 100, died January 7 in Winchester, Kentucky,
from vascular disease. She was a life member of Associates
of Vietnam Veterans of America Chattanooga Chapter 203.
Robert
R. Seredy, 65, died July 26, 2006, in Cleveland, Ohio. He
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Seredy was
a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Parma Chapter 15.
Mark
Shaver died July 30 in Jackson, Michigan. He was a veteran
of the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Jackson Chapter 371.
Paul R. Shown, 70, died June 7 in Topeka,
Kansas, from complications from open heart surgery. He served
in the U.S. Army with tours in Vietnam from 1965-66 and again
from 1970-71. Shown was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Junction City Chapter 344.
Frederick Allen Singleton, 66,
died May 19 in Cumberland, Maryland, from cancer. He served
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Singleton was a
member of Vietnam Veterans of America Cumberland Chapter
172.
David L. Slawter, 59, died April 3 in Huttonsville, West
Virginia, from cardiac disease. He served in the U.S. Army
with a tour in Vietnam from 1968-69. Slawter was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America Huttonsville Chapter 812.
Edward
Sobocinski, 66, died July 12 in Hobart, Indiana, from a heart
attack. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1966-67
with the 51st Infantry and also with the 1st Cavalry in Korea.
Sobocinski was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Phoenix
Chapter 432.
Leon P. Stevens died recently in Flint, Michigan.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a life member of
Vietnam Veterans of America Flint Chapter 175.
Melanie Bergen
Stewart, 64, died April 22 in Richmond, Indiana, from cancer.
She was a member of Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America
Richmond Chapter 777.
Anthony Simmons, 60, died April 28 in
Ohio from Agent Orange-related esophageal cancer. He served
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-London Chapter 746.
James R.
Snyder, 61, died October 7 in Newark, Ohio, from prostate
cancer, low-grade non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and autoimmune liver
disease/cholangitis. He served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Vietnam War and was stationed in Udapai, Thailand. He
was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Newark Chapter
55.
Fred H. Steffens, 57, died September 18 in Falconer, New
York, from kidney failure. He served in the U.S. Navy during
the Vietnam War. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Frewsburg
Chapter 978.
Frank William Stenta, 60, died October 17 in
Kersey, Pennsylvania, from cancer. He served in the U.S.
Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1967 and was awarded
two Purple Hearts. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of
America-St. Marys Chapter 720.
Gred L. Sutton died June 6
in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Associates
of Vietnam Veterans of America Lawton Chapter 751.
Rodney
Moore Tabor, 62, died May 30 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida,
from a heart attack. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany
during the Vietnam era. Tabor was a life member and vice-president
of Vietnam Veterans of America Edgewater Chapter 916.
Duane Herbert Tefft, Sr., 59, died February 20
at his home in Putney, Vermont, from Agent Orange-related
cancer of the lungs, bone, brain, and spleen. He was awarded
the Silver Rose for illness received while serving in Vietnam.
He served in the U.S. Army with two and a half tours of duty
in Vietnam. Tefft was a Life Member of Vietnam Veterans of
America Brattleboro Chapter 843.
John Thornton, 56, died July
26 in Nevada. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and an
at-large Member of Vietnam Veterans of America Nevada.
Elwyn
Thronberry, Sr., 62, died June 19 at his home in Memphis
from clostridium difficile. He served in the U.S. Army with
a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1967-68 with the 4th Infantry,
HQ Company A, 123rd Maintenance Battalion, 1st Armored Division.
Thronberry was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Memphis
Chapter 875.
Ronald Lee Waddell, 63, died March 20 in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, from heart disease. He served in the U.S. Army
and retired at the rank of Captain (O-3). He was a helicopter
pilot during the Vietnam War flying UH-1 Assault Helicopters
and CH-47 Heavy Cargo Chinook Helicopters, clocking nearly
2,400 flight hours of which 956 were combat hours which included
nearly 1500 combat missions. He was awarded the Bronze Star
Medal, the Air Medal with “V” device with an
additional 31 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious and Presidential
Unit Citations, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm,
the Medal for Humanitarian Service from the Secretary of
Defense for six air/sea rescues during Hurricane Eloise,
and many other awards. Waddell was a life member of Vietnam
Veterans of America
Michael J. Novosel M.O.H., Capitol (Harrisburg)
Chapter 542.
Daniel L. Wagendorf, 60, died February 3 in Williston, North
Dakota, from a heart attack. He served in the U.S. Army with
a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1964-65. Wagendorf was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America Williston Chapter 147.
Edward
A. Warmka, 59, died May 15, 2006, in Wells, Minnesota, from
a heart attack. He served in the U.S. Marines in the Vietnam
War. Warmka was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Dunnell Chapter 832.
Michael Thomas Walsh, 68, died February
8 in Norfolk, Virginia, from heart failure. He served in
the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as a chief journalist
from 1969-73 and attained the rank of E-7. Walsh was a life
member of Vietnam Veterans of America Tidewater (Virginia
Beach) Chapter 48.
Joyce Marie Huntley Warren died November
9 in Augusta, Georgia, from lung and bone cancer and respiratory
failure. She served in the U.S. Army from 1958-62. She was
an at-large life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Georgia
and served as the Georgia VVA State Council secretary.
Hugh
E. Watson, 79, died April 12 in Altus, Oklahoma, from liver
failure. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam
era. Watson was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Lawton Chapter 751.
Robert James Webb, 78, died March 30 in
San Diego, California, from prostate cancer and a stroke.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Korea, and
Vietnam, retiring in 1976 after 24 years of service. His
Vietnam Service was from 1966-67. Webb was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America San Diego Chapter 472.
Rickey Lee Wegman,
61, died March 8 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, from cancer. He served
in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966-68, attaining the rank
of Corporal during the Vietnam War. Wegman was a member of
Vietnam Veterans of America Fort Dodge Chapter 861.
George
R. Williams died July 3 in Campbell, California. He served
in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Williams was a life
member of Vietnam Veterans of America San Jose Chapter 201.
Richard
Norris Wilson, 60, died April 30 in Detroit from hypertensive
and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes
mellitus. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam
War from 1966-70. Wilson was a member of Vietnam Veterans
of America Detroit Chapter 9.
Michael E. Wojciechowski died
July 6 in Traverse City, Michigan. He was a veteran of the
Vietnam War and a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America
Traverse City Chapter 68.
Clifford O. Wood died March 21 in
Ardmore, Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and
an at-large member of Vietnam Veterans of America Oklahoma.
Robert
A. Young, 62, died January 14 in Maywood, New Jersey. He
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Young was
a member of Vietnam Veterans of America East Rutherford Chapter
800.
William Eugene Zeigler, 72, died October 30 in Hinesville,
Georgia, from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type
II. He served in the U.S. Army and retired after 21 years
of service at the rank of Sergeant First Class. He served
two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was a life member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Hinesville Chapter 789.
Richard D. Zieba,
62, died March 1 in Hobart, Indiana. The cause of death was
liver disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and persistent
infections from two shoulder surgeries. He served in the
U.S. Army from 1965-67 during the Vietnam War. Zieba was
a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Portage Chapter 905.
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