Veterans Of The Day
Veterans Of The Day 1-4-26
The Fallen of Fire Support Base Burt New Year’s Battle, January 1–2, 1968 Tây Ninh Province, South Vietnam On January 1–2, 1968, Fire Support Base Burt (Suối Cụt) was struck in a fierce, multi-wave assault during what was supposed to be a holiday ceasefire. Soldiers fought through the night under mortar fire, RPGs, and ground […]
Veteran of The Day 1-3-26
Vietnam Veteran – Fire Support Base Burt Private First Class Ronnie Edsel Ballard United States ArmyCompany C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment25th Infantry Division Born: July 4, 1947Home of Record: MissouriKilled in Action: January 2, 1968Location: Fire Support Base Burt (Suối Cụt), Tây Ninh Province, South Vietnam Service and Sacrifice Private First Class Ronnie Edsel […]
Veteran of The Day 1-2-2026
Specialist Four (SP4) Eldon Garamillo United States ArmyCompany C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment25th Infantry Division (3rd Brigade) Born: February 10, 1944 Home of Record: Overton, Nebraska Killed in Action: January 2, 1968Casualty Province: Tây Ninh, South Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 33E, Line 18 Service and Sacrifice SP4 Eldon Garamillo served with the 25th […]
Veteran of New Years Day, 2026
Specialist Four Thomas George Bernardy U.S. Army | Vietnam WarHeadquarters & Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Date of Birth: April 20, 1948Home of Record: Killeen, TexasKIA: January 2, 1968 – Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam (Fire Support Base Burt) Thomas George Bernardy grew up in the Army town of […]
Veteran of The Day New Years Eve
Major Fred “David” Sherrill United States ArmyVietnam War Veteran – Helicopter Pilot & Instructor Born: September 29, 1942 – North Carolina Passed: December 26, 2025 – Statesville, North Carolina Age: 83 Service to Country Fred “David” Sherrill enlisted in the United States Army at 18 and spent the next 20 years in uniform, retiring in […]