14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai Air Base November 13, 1970
Born on Veterans Day in rural Wisconsin, John Leis carried the quiet strength of a farmer into the jungles of Vietnam. Serving with A Co, 1/77th Armor, he was killed on Father’s Day 1971—weeks before going home. The Ridge still remembers.
Headquarters Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 1st Logistical Command Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam – November 7, 1970
3rd Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, G Company Operation Shasta – Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam November 7, 1966
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
“Among the Rangers, courage was the standard — and Staff Sergeant Jones carried it with honor until the end.”
