Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
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
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
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
VOICES OF VIETNAM September 18, 2026 JAMES THOMAS “JIM” MARCHAL United States Army Dayton, Ohio Born July 18, 1947Died March 7 2021Battery A • 1st Battalion, 83rd Field ArtilleryVietnam • 1970–1971 “He Came Home Carrying a War. Then He Helped Others Put Theirs Down.” There are different kinds of courage. There is the courage required … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY September 17, 2026 CPL CHARLES EDWARD OWENS United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Gastonia, North Carolina April 17, 1949 – September 17, 1968 – Age 19Company A • 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry173rd Airborne Brigade • “Sky Soldiers”Binh Dinh Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial • Panel 43W • Line 19 “Nineteen … 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
VOICES OF VIETNAM September 11, 2026 James Franklin “Jim” Sherrer United States Army Vietnam Veteran Laurens, South Carolina Born August 8, 1949 “Before He Was Papa, He Was Soldier.” From the Mountains of South Carolina to the Mountains of Vietnam To his grandson, he was once “Papa Bear.” Later, simply: Papa. To others he has … 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
VOICES OF VIETNAM September 4, 2026 William S. Adams United States Army Vietnam Veteran • Signals Intelligence Soldier 8th Radio Research Station Born November 18, 1948Atlanta, Georgia “First He Was Given a Number. Then He Built a Life Around the Values Behind the Uniform.” The Nineteen-Year-Old From Atlanta Before Vietnam, William Adams was a young … Read more