Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
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 THURSDAY • AUGUST 20, 2026 • AMERICA 250 COLONEL LAWRENCE WILLIAM WHITFORD JR. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MISSING IN ACTION June 9, 1929Cedar Falls, Iowa Missing Since November 2, 1969Laos Honored on Panel 16W, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial THE SON OF IOWA WHO NEVER CAME HOME There are … Read more
Veteran of the Day: AN Howard Mark Koslosky Honor date: July 30, 2026Branch: United States NavyRank: Airman (AN/E-3)Unit: Fighter Squadron 142, Carrier Air Wing 14Ship: USS Constellation (CVA-64)Home of record: Anchorage, AlaskaBorn: March 19, 1947Date of loss: October 2, 1969Loss: C-2A Greyhound, Bureau Number 152796Location: Gulf of Tonkin, off North VietnamStatus: Killed in aircraft loss; … 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
Chief Master Sergeant Charles Douglas King United States Air Force Pararescueman (PJ)Vietnam War — Missing in Action (MIA) Born: March 29, 1946 — Muscatine, IowaDate Lost: December 25, 1968 — LaosStatus: Missing in ActionMemorial: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall — Panel 36W, Line 76Honored At: Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial A Hero Born in Iowa … Read more