Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
VETERAN OF THE DAY Tuesday, October 13, 2026 CAPTAIN CHARLES LANE JR. United States Air Force Yankton, South Dakota April 21, 1942 – Missing August 23, 1967 Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 25E • Line 33 “SOUTH DAKOTA SENT HIM TO SERVE. AMERICA IS STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO COME HOME.” A Son of South Dakota … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY Monday, October 12, 2026 CPL LEROY BRANTLEY United States Marine Corps Charleston, South Carolina June 23, 1948 – March 28, 1969 Age at Death: 20Home of Record: Charleston, Charleston County, South CarolinaBranch: United States Marine CorpsRank: CorporalCasualty Location: Quang Nam Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 28W, Line 66 “From the … Read more
VOICES OF VIETNAM Friday, October 9, 2026 WALTER EUGENE PATTERSON The Soldier Who Guarded the Gate A Son of Tennessee | United States Army | Vietnam Veteran His granddaughter wanted to know his story. Her grandfather had spent fifty years trying to protect her from it. Presented by The Micky Spano Show and VetVaultAmerica 250: … Read more
AMERICA 250 • VETERAN OF THE DAY Thursday, October 8, 2026 PFC KEVIN CARROLL HANLEY United States Marine Corps A Son of Rhode Island Born: September 11, 1949Died: September 17, 1968Home of Record: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode IslandCasualty Location: Quang Nam Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 43W, Line 15 A Young Man from Cranston … Read more
AMERICA 250 • VETERAN OF THE DAY SFC ANGEL L. GONZALES-MADERA United States Army A Son of Puerto Rico • AibonitoMarch 20, 1932 – January 8, 1969Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Panel 35W • Line 56 Today, October 7, 2026, The Micky Spano Show and VetVault honor Sergeant First Class Angel L. Gonzales-Madera, a career United … Read more
SP4 John Henry Lopochonsky Jr. United States Army • A Son of Pennsylvania December 5, 1949 – July 17, 1971 Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 3W, Line 109 A Young Man from Greenville In the small western Pennsylvania community of Greenville, nestled in Mercer County, a young man named John Henry Lopochonsky … Read more
AMERICA 250 • VETERAN OF THE DAY PFC BRUCE LANDON CARTER United States Marine Corps A Son of Oregon • Milton-FreewaterJune 2, 1950 – September 11, 1968Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Panel 44W • Line 21 Today, October 5, 2026, The Micky Spano Show and VetVault honor Private First Class Bruce Landon Carter, a young Marine … Read more
VOICES OF VIETNAM FRIDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2026 • AMERICA 250 SGT. DONALD GRADEN MELVIN UNITED STATES ARMY WHITE LAKE, NORTH CAROLINA Born: March 16, 1946Vietnam VeteranCalibration Technician • Sergeant E-5 THE HAT THAT CAME HOME Today, Voices of Vietnam takes us to White Lake, North Carolina. Not to remember a name carved into the … Read more
THURSDAY • OCTOBER 1, 2026 VETERAN OF THE DAY • AMERICA 250 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA 497TH TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON F-4D PHANTOM II • 65-0745 • “CLAMMY 03” Born: January 1946Lost: January 4, 1973Historical Country of Loss: LaosStatus: Unaccounted ForVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 1W • Line 108 THE AIRMAN LEFT BEHIND For more … Read more
WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 VETERAN OF THE DAY • AMERICA 250 SP4 DONALD EUGENE BARTEK UNITED STATES ARMY VIENNA, OHIO HHC • 1ST BATTALION • 502ND INFANTRY 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION Born: January 17, 1948Died: February 2, 1970Age: 22Thua Thien Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 14W • Line 92 FROM A SMALL OHIO TOWN … Read more