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 22, 2026 • AMERICA 250 WARRANT OFFICER BARRY WILLIAM GODFREY UNITED STATES ARMY A BATTERY • 2ND BATTALION, 20TH AERIAL ROCKET ARTILLERY 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION February 10, 1950 – August 25, 1970Pelham, New Hampshire • Hillsborough County AH-1G Cobra • Serial Number 67-15719 Honored on Panel 7W, Line 4 of … Read more
VETERAN OF THE DAY CORPORAL LOUIS ZABROWSKI UNITED STATES ARMY F TROOP • 17TH CAVALRY 196TH LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE August 20, 1949 – December 27, 1969Omaha, Nebraska • Douglas County Vietnam War Honored on Panel 15W, Line 100 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial A SON OF NEBRASKA Today our journey across America brings Veteran of … 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
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
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
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