Drafted at 18, Specialist Four Michael Patrick Anderson of Queens, New York, was killed in action in Vietnam at just 19 years old while serving as an infantryman with the 4th Infantry Division.
Chinook pilot MAJ Taylor D. Johnson was killed on January 26, 1966, while flying a resupply mission during Operation Masher in Vietnam.
Navy Seabee Jon James Hayden, 20, of Delaware, died in Vietnam in 1967 while serving in dangerous war-zone conditions. His work mattered, and his sacrifice endures.
SP4 Reed Earl “Soupy” Campbell, a drafted Utah infantryman with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, was killed in Vietnam at age 20 by an enemy explosive device. His story reflects the quiet courage of the infantry war.
From Philadelphia to the peaks of Lam Dong Province, Griffis embodied the spirit of the 173rd — fearless, disciplined, and unbreakable. His sacrifice stands as a testament to every Sky Soldier who never came home.
In a war defined by unseen dangers, drafted infantryman Douglas Cady walked point for his brothers in D Company, 2-14 Infantry. At just 21 years old, he fell to a hidden explosive — a stark reminder of the war’s cruelest reality.
