This honor roll of veterans killed in action during the Vietnam War from Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana was transcribed and photographed by Shawn Stoll. This blog post will be included in The Honor Roll Project website: https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/
Monument Inscription
FOR THE VETERANS OF VIETNAM
FOR THE M.I.A.S
FOR YOUR FALLEN COMRADES
FOR THOSE WHO CAME HOME
FOR YOUR HEROIC EFFORTS ABROAD
FOR YOUR GREATER EFFORTS AT HOME
WITH BELATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF YOUR DUTIES PERFORMED,
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY:
WE OFFER OUR HEART-FELT
GRATITUDE IN SAYING –
AT LONG LAST
WELCOME HOME
Plaque Inscription and Names
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY
GOD IN MEMORY OF MEN FROM VIGO COUNTY WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM WHO BY
THEIR UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM HAVE ADVANCED THE
AMERICAN IDEALS OF LIBERT AND THE UNIVERSAL
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
1965 CAPT EUGENE R FOWLER ARMY
SGT PAUL L LEMAY ARMY
1966 PFC HERMAN R MENEELY ARMY
SSGT ROBERT R MYLES USAF
SSGT JAMES W SIMS ARMY
1967 CWO QUENTIN R BEECHER ARMY
CPL JAMES E GISH ARMY
SGT STEPHEN P JONES ARMY
PFC PEARL W MYERS USMC
PFC WILLIAM H RICHARDSON JR ARMY
1968 SGT PAUL M ASH ARMY
SP4 MICHAEL W CHANEY ARMY
1LT JOHN C DOUGHERTY ARMY
SSGT FRANKLIN M ELLINGER USMC
SSGT JAMES C HAUGH ARMY
PFC JOHN E HEYEN ARMY
PFC JCAK J KUPFERER ARMY
SP4 KARL W LAWSON ARMY
SP4 FRANKLIN A SAPPINGFIELD ARMY
SP4 THEODORE A SWEATT ARMY
1969 PFC LEONARD C IVY JR ARMY
LCPL LESLIE W McKILLOP USMC
1LT STEVEN G SCHIMMEL ARMY
1970 CPL LARRY J McDOWELL ARMY
1971 LT PAUL R FOLTZ NAVY
CPL MARK J HOUSTON ARMY
1972 SSGT DONALD F YERYAR ARMY
PLAQUE DONATED BY VFW POST 972
DEDICATED MAY 27 1996
Very moving inscription on a stately monument. Remembering their courage and sacrifice on Veteran's Day 2021.
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