Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
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
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
TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 VETERAN OF THE DAY • AMERICA 250 PVT ARTHUR A. GLEASON UNITED STATES ARMY SYRACUSE, NEW YORK Born: May 4, 1948Died: April 9, 1967Age: 18Tay Ninh Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 18E • Line 4 EIGHTEEN Sometimes research gives us letters. Photographs. School records. Unit histories. Friends remembering a … Read more
MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 • AMERICA 250 PFC THEODORE JAY WHITLOCK UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA COMPANY E • 1ST RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION • 1ST MARINE DIVISION Born: November 21, 1948Died: August 1, 1968Age: 19Quang Nam Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 50W • Line 46 THE MARINE CALLED “TED” Today, our … Read more
FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 • AMERICA 250 CHARLES DONALD CARTER UNITED STATES ARMY • VIETNAM VETERAN A COMPANY • 1ST BATTALION • 506TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION Born June 26, 1950Florence, South Carolina Vietnam • 1969–1970MOS 11B10 • Infantryman “I JUST DID MY JOB.” Every Friday, Voices of Vietnam gives us an opportunity … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 LIEUTENANT DENNIS MICHAEL EHRLICH UNITED STATES NAVY FIGHTER SQUADRON 114 • VF-114 USS KITTY HAWK • CVA-63 January 3, 1942 – January 19, 1967Pompton Plains, New Jersey • Morris County F-4B Phantom II • Bureau Number 153029Call Sign: LINFIELD 213 Radar Intercept Officer Unaccounted For Honored … Read more