Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
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
VETERAN OF THE DAY September 16, 2026 LCDR JAMES D. HUNT United States Navy Missoula, Montana December 1, 1936Missing in Action: October 13, 1968Attack Squadron 52 • VA-52USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)A-6A Intruder • Bureau No. 154141Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Panel 41W • Line 59 “One Final Transmission. Then Silence.” There are moments in war when … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY September 14, 2026 ADJ3 MICHAEL JAMES TYE United States Navy Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 50 Clinton, Missouri November 23, 1948 – October 2, 196920 Years OldVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 17W • Line 32Missing / Body Not Recovered “He Was Flying Toward the Fleet. He Never Arrived.” Some of the names on … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Indiana LT. COL. JOHN WAYNE HELD United States Air Force604th Air Commando SquadronMissing in Action Born: July 8, 1936Home of Record: Indianapolis, IndianaBranch: United States Air ForceFinal Rank: Lieutenant ColonelDate of Loss: April 17, 1968Location: Phuoc Long Province, South VietnamThe Wall: Panel 50E, Line 29Status: Unaccounted … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY MONDAY • AUGUST 24, 2026 ENSIGN HAL T. HOLLINGSWORTH UNITED STATES NAVY RVAH-9 • USS RANGER (CVA-61) MISSING IN ACTION June 29, 1942 – Missing January 16, 1966Grace, Idaho • Caribou County RA-5C Vigilante • Bureau No. 149312Lost in the South China Sea Honored on Panel 4E, Line 74 of the … Read more
Veteran of the Day: SFC Randall Shelley Ellis Honor date: July 29, 2026Branch: United States ArmyRank at loss: Specialist Four (E-4)Final rank: Sergeant First Class (E-7), promoted after the incidentRole: Combat medicUnit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)Home of record: Charleston, South CarolinaBorn: June 14, 1948Incident and loss … Read more
Veteran of the Day: PFC Ronnie Hankins Bintliff Honor date: July 28, 2026 — his 79th birthday remembranceBranch: United States Marine CorpsRank: Private First ClassMilitary specialty: 0311 RiflemanUnit: 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious ForceHome of record: Eloise, Polk County, FloridaBorn: July 28, 1947Died: November 9, 1966Casualty … Read more