PFC Samuel K Stewart aka Reginald Steward
“B” CO, 1ST BN, 503RD INF RGT, 173 ABN BDE
Army

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You will forever be in my heart. I love you daddy!

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SSG Earl Fredrick Brown
5th Special Forces
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On 28 Jan 1966 Detachment A-107, 5th SF Group, at Tra Bong was asked by the Vietnamese District Chief to send a team to investigate an attack on the outpost at Long Phu.

Captain Fewell, the Det A-107 commander, his Vietnamese counterpart, and the District Chief jointly led a reaction force from the 144th CIDG Company to do the investigating – but the last word heard from the reaction force was a radio call saying “We’re going in to attack, request all the support you can give us”. All further efforts to contact the reaction force went unanswered.

That evening, the Danang headquarters sent a reaction force to Tra Bong, and on the 29th the reaction force located and recovered the bodies of 29 men from the original group. Eight others, including Captain Fewell, were not immediately recovered, although Fewell’s remains were later found. Four Americans died in the action:

CPT John P. Fewell, Kokomo, IN
SFC Elmer J. Reifschneider, St Louis, MO
SSG Earl F. Brown, Weston, WV
SSG Donald J. Jacobsen, Montevideo, MN

SFC Lewis Clark Walton
USA-SF 5th Special Forces….Team ASP MAC SOG
Army

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Our Dad was MIA from 5/10/71 until May 2007 when his remains were recovered and buried in US soil 36 years to the week of his final mission.

His brothers in arms: Sgt James Luttrell and Sgt. Klaus Bingham remain MIA

They live on….always in our hearts…….
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EM1-7 James C. Mitchell Jr.
CTF 117
Navy

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Dad,

Today we honor you and the sacrifice you made along with your fellow brothers in arms. You are a constant memory filled with joy and love. You will never be forgotten.

MSGT Richard Carlysle Keefe
1st Cavalry (Airmobile), HHC, 2/12
Army

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MSGT Keefe was the Senior S2 NCO (Sergeant) for the 2/12 Cavalry in the Que Son Valley. On 7 Jan 68, he departed LZ Ross to assist the Battalion Commander in his attempt to add command and control to the battlefield during a tough fight against the 3rd NVA Regiment. His helicopter was shot down by NVA AAA, and he and all on board perished. Among his many contributions to the unit, MSG Keefe was one of the key players in disseminating key intelligence warning of an impending NVA attack on LZ Ross and LZ Leslie. That attack took place a few days prior to his death. As a direct result of MSG Keefe’s efforts, as well as others, the 2/12 Cavalry’s base camps were well fortified and the unit was prepared for the 3 Jan 68 attacks.

He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on the day of the attack. The citation reads:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant First Class Richard Carlysle Keefe (ASN: RA-18487616), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant First Class Keefe distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous action on 3 January 1968, while serving as an intelligence sergeant with the 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), during a combat mission near Que Son, Republic of Vietnam. When his unit came under an enemy attack, Sergeant Keefe exposed himself to the hostile fire as he moved through an open area to the tactical operations center to insure their defenses were in proper order. Sergeant Keefe then moved from position to position, evacuating the injured personnel to safety. Again exposing himself to the enemy fire, Sergeant Keefe organized and directed the medical evacuation of all the wounded personnel. His gallant action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.