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Final Mission of Corporal William R. Embry Jr. Company B, 7th Engineer Battalion - 1st Marine Division
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Final Mission of Corporal William R. Embry Jr. Company B, 7th Engineer Battalion - 1st Marine Division

Final Mission of Corporal William R. Embry Jr. Company B, 7th Engineer Battalion - 1st Marine Division Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam - November 6, 1968
Staff Sergeant Lennis Goddard Jones Jr. Company F (Ranger), 75th Infantry - 25th Infantry Division
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Staff Sergeant Lennis Goddard Jones Jr. Company F (Ranger), 75th Infantry - 25th Infantry Division

“Among the Rangers, courage was the standard — and Staff Sergeant Jones carried it with honor until the end.”
Captain John W. Ripley, The Bridge at Dong Ha
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Captain John W. Ripley, The Bridge at Dong Ha

Under relentless fire and near total exhaustion, Captain John Ripley hand-walked beneath the Dong Ha Bridge with 500 pounds of explosives to halt 200,000 North Vietnamese troops.

Specialist Four Jerry Don Basden United States Army
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Specialist Four Jerry Don Basden United States Army

“He died doing the work that sustained others — a rigger, a soldier, and a brother lost to the sky.”
Captain Wade Anthony Greer: United States Air Force
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Captain Wade Anthony Greer: United States Air Force

“He vanished from the skies over Khanh Hoa, but his courage remains — a Texas airman who gave everything for duty and country.”
Teddy of the 173rd Specialist Four Eleftherios “Teddy” Pantel Pappas - United States Army
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Teddy of the 173rd Specialist Four Eleftherios “Teddy” Pantel Pappas - United States Army

(B Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade)
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