Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
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
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 September 10, 2026 PFC Louis James “Louie” Skanson United States Marine Corps Rochester, Minnesota August 9, 1949 – July 4, 1968 Killed in Action • Quang Tri Province • South Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 53W • Line 14 “He Died on Independence Day So Others Could Continue to Celebrate It.” … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY September 8, 2026 Lieutenant Commander Arthur James “Jack” Elliot II United States Navy Commanding Officer • River Squadron 57 River Patrol Force • Vietnam April 9, 1933 – December 29, 1968Thomaston • Knox County • Maine Killed in Action • VietnamPanel 35W • Line 3 “The Sea Raised Him. The Navy … Read more