Private First Class David Sletten, medic, Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, paddles a three-man assault boat down the canal toward a breaking point during Operation Tong Thang I., May 13, 1968.
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United States Marine Corps Corporal John Walter Wall was killed in action on April 21, 1967 in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. John was 21 years old and from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines. Remember John today. Semper Fi. American Hero.🇺🇸

United States Army Corporal Scott Rondal Coplin was killed in action on April 21, 1970 in An Giang Province, South Vietnam. Scott was 20 years old and from Marietta, Ohio. 199th Light Infantry Brigade. Remember Scott today. American Hero.🇺🇸

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

18 years old.

United States Marine Corps Second Lieutenant James Harvey Shelton was killed in action on April 21, 1967 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. James was 36 years old and from Hominy, Oklahoma. F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. Remember James. He is an American Hero.🇺🇸

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Bernard Joseph Newhouse was killed in action on April 21, 1968 in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. Bernard was a 21 year old Corpsman from Saint Johns, Michigan. H&S Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines. Remember “Doc” today. American Hero.🇺🇸

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Gary Wayne Martini selflessly sacrificed his life saving his Marine brothers on April 21, 1967 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. For his extraordinary heroism & bravery that day, Gary was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was 18 years old.🇺🇸