31st Anniversary of the Mayaguez Incident

Today marks the anniversary of "the last battle" of the Vietnam War. A story of heroes and heartbreak, and one that is forgotten more than it is remmembered. The link at the bottom is one of the most accurate depictions of the events and aftermath of this battle.Ralph Wetterhan's book "The Last Battle", a fantastic read, finally shed some light on the fate of the Machine gun crew of Danny Marshall, Joeseph Hargrove,and Gary Hall, who were accidentaly left behind in the confusion. These men provided vital cover for the Marines that were being extracted,preventing them from being overrun. They held their ground till the end,but were left behind,and later murdered by the Khmer Rouge."A man is never dead until he is forgotten" is the saying, so we must NEVER FORGET these men's heroic stories. Those who gave all are the last 41 names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. RIP to them all.
MARINES KILLED IN ACTION
Benedett, Daniel A.
Blessing, Lynn
Boyd, Walter
Copenhaver, Gregory S.
Garcia, Andres
Hall, Gary, L.
Hargrove, Joseph N.
Jacques, James J.
Loney, Ashton N.
Marshall, Danny G.
Maxwell, James R.
Rivenburgh, Richard W.
Sandoval, Antonio R.
Turner, Kelton R.


NAVY CORPSMAN KILLED IN ACTION
Manning, Ronald J.
Bernard, Gause, Jr.


AIR FORCE KILLED IN ACTION
Rumbaugh, Elwood E.
Van de Geer, Richard


AIR FORCE KILLED IN CRASH
Kays, James G. Pilot
Froehlich, Laurence G. Co-pilot
McMullen, George E. Flight engineer
Raber, Paul J Flight mechanic
Weldon, Robert P


USAF SECURITY POLICE KILLED IN CRASH
Black, Jimmy
Collums, Bobby
Coyle, Gerald
Dwyer, Thomas
Ford, Bob
Fritz, Gerald
Glenn, Jackie D.
Hamlin, Darrell
Hankamer, Gregory
Higgs, David
Ilaoa, Faleagafula
Lane, Michael
London, Dennis
Mathias, Robert
McKelvey, William
Moran, Edgar
Nealis, Tommy
Ross, Robert