Vincent Palmieri Jr. entered the Marine Corps on January 7, 1966, and served with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, known as “The Walking Dead,” in Vietnam, including during Operation Buffalo.
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Steven Woelk enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 1966 and served for the next three years. In January 1968, while off Wonsan, North Korea, then-FM3 Woelk was aboard the USS Pueblo when it was attacked by North Korean forces in the Sea of Japan. FM3 Woelk was wounded-in-action while destroying top secret documents, before being captured as a Prisoner of War (POW).
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Along with his three Purple Hearts, Major Capers was awarded numerous medals and commendations during his service, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, two Bronze Stars and Combat V, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, three Good Conduct Ribbons, Battle Stars, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, CG Certificate of Merit, multiple letters of Merit, Appreciation, and Commendation.
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On February 4, 1968, Staff Sergeant Patton was killed by small arms fire along with 21 other soldiers during this encounter with enemy forces in Thon Lieu Coc Thuong, a hamlet he troops were advancing through towards the city of Hue.
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Pfc. James Anderson Jr., a 20-year-old Marine from Compton, California, became the first Black Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. Army Specialist Adam Bagby was serving as MP with the 27th Military Police Company during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when he was wounded in action on September 12, 2003.
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Herman D. Gentry was born on March 20th, 1896, in Gurley, Alabama to John Morgan Gentry and Cynthia Anna Echols Gentry. Mr. Gentry enlisted in Company C, 4th Alabama Infantry, Alabama National Guard on 26 July 1917 as a Private. His unit was mustered into service for World War I at Camp Albert L. Mills, New York, and was designated as Company C, 167th Infantry, as part of the 42d “Rainbow” Division, American Expeditionary Force.
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In 1940, Luke had graduated from West Huntsville High School, and he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Oct. 5, 1940. Two months later, he joined the crew of the Battleship U.S.S. Arizona on December 4, 1941. A Seaman First Class gunner’s mate serving on board the U.S.S. Arizona, Isom was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that triggered the U.S. entry into the war.
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Sergeant John A. Grayson, United States Army, distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as a Squad Leader in Bravo Company 1-18 Infantry in Ta'Meem, Iraq from 01 September 2006 to 30 June 2007 during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08.
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On May 1st, 2010, our four-vehicle convoy was returning from a mission in Quarabagh district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, when we encountered a complex ambush orchestrated by insurgent teams positioned on both sides of Highway 1. As we entered their kill zone, the enemy initiated the attack with a 500-pound IED specifically targeting the third vehicle in our convoy—my truck.
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In 1966, Hackford flew as an F-105 pilot with the 469th TFS at Korat AB in Thailand where he flew 112 missions over North Vietnam; 36 as a Wild Weasel pilot. He returned to the U.S. as an instructor pilot, but was soon retired from flying due to injuries sustained in his shoot down over Laos in 1966.
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A member of the prominent Dockweiler family of Los Angeles, he attended Loyola High School before attending the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating 10th in his class in 1924. He later received a master of science degree in naval construction from MIT.
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I was on my first tour in Vietnam as a “Phantom” F-4 backseat pilot, assigned to the 558 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), 12th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Cam Rahn Bay AB, Republic of Viet Nam (RVN). I was scheduled to be on 15-minute day alert on 3 Sep 1968.
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