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Veteran of The Day 1-20-2026
LCPL RICK DUANE DEEDSU.S. MARINE CORPSJuly 30, 1948 – January 20, 1968KILLED IN ACTION | VIETNAM WAR BASIC INFORMATIONName: Rick Duane DeedsRank: Lance Corporal (LCpl)Branch: United States Marine CorpsUnit: B Company, 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MAFHome of Record: Carleton, MichiganDate of Birth: July 30, 1948Date of Death: January 20, 1968Age: 19Casualty […]
Veteran of The Day 1-18-26
Staff Sergeant Ronald Fair United States Marine CorpsVMO-3, MAG-36, 1st MAW, III MAF Home of Record: New Castle, PennsylvaniaDate of Birth: January 26, 1938 Date of Death: January 18, 1968 Casualty Province: Offshore, Military Region I Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 34E, Line 68 Service and Sacrifice SSgt Fair served with Marine Observation Squadron 3 (VMO-3), […]
Veteran of The Day 1-16-26
Captain, John F. Young Captain, United States Army5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Date Killed in Action: January 16, 1968Location: An Giang Province, Republic of VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 34E, Line 61 Service and Sacrifice Captain John F. Young served as a Green Beret with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), operating in the Mekong Delta […]
Veteran of The Day 1-14-26
Second Lieutenant Randall Douglas Yeary United States Marine Corps Date of Birth: October 26, 1942 Home of Record: Kingsport, Tennessee Rank/Branch: 2LT, USMC Date KIA: January 14, 1968 Casualty Province: Quang Tri, South Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 34E, Line 48 Lt Yeary, who entered the U.S. Marine Corps in March on 1967, graduated in […]
Veteran of The Day 1-9-26
Major Brian Michael Mescall United States ArmyOperation Enduring Freedom Hometown: Hopkinton, Massachusetts Killed in Action: January 9, 2009 Location: Jaldak, Zabul Province, Afghanistan Cause: Wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle during combat operations Unit: 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, based in Hohenfels, Germany Service and Legacy Major Mescall was remembered as a […]