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
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
VOICES OF VIETNAM FRIDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2026 • AMERICA 250 SGT. DONALD GRADEN MELVIN UNITED STATES ARMY WHITE LAKE, NORTH CAROLINA Born: March 16, 1946Vietnam VeteranCalibration Technician • Sergeant E-5 THE HAT THAT CAME HOME Today, Voices of Vietnam takes us to White Lake, North Carolina. Not to remember a name carved into the … 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 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