Vietnam War Heroes 1955-1975
AMERICA 250 • VETERAN OF THE DAY Thursday, October 8, 2026 PFC KEVIN CARROLL HANLEY United States Marine Corps A Son of Rhode Island Born: September 11, 1949Died: September 17, 1968Home of Record: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode IslandCasualty Location: Quang Nam Province, South VietnamVietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 43W, Line 15 A Young Man from Cranston … Read more
AMERICA 250 • VETERAN OF THE DAY PFC BRUCE LANDON CARTER United States Marine Corps A Son of Oregon • Milton-FreewaterJune 2, 1950 – September 11, 1968Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Panel 44W • Line 21 Today, October 5, 2026, The Micky Spano Show and VetVault honor Private First Class Bruce Landon Carter, a young Marine … 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
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
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
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 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