Michael Ray Beck
Private First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Cheyenne, Wyoming February 24, 1947 to March 28, 1966 MICHAEL R BECK is on the Wall at Panel 6E, Line 56 |
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PFC MICHAEL RAY BECK
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Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/7 was supposed to land on 13 August 1965 but our mail address was "Marine 13" and the Colonel would not land a "Marine 13" on Friday the 13th so we went ashore on 14 August. Our designation was changed from BLT 1/7 to 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 4th Brigade, but we were then assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. SEMPER FIDELISMike Beck was one of eleven Charlie 1/7 Marines killed in action during Operation INDIANA.
From a fellow 1/7 Marine. |
Mike...
John Pacheco ... a friend |
I spent several months with Mike in boot camp, ITR at Camp Pendleton, and in Charlie 1/7. He was a good guy and tough. I still have, and always will have, a picture of you, Dave Beachler and I in Tijuana. Miss you and always will, Marine.
From a friend, boot camp partner, and fellow Marine, |
My dad was one of Mike's teachers in elementary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They had kept in touch through the years and when Mike went to war, my dad suggested that we write to him. I took this seriously. When any of us got mail from him, we read it around the dinner table. I was the last to write to him and when I got a response, I read it to everyone in my family. The next day, we found out that he had been killed. I remember that moment so clearly, like a knife in my heart! I think of him so very often, especially this time of year. Although I never met him, I have always felt close to him and am glad that I had the chance to talk to him. I never really knew what had happened to Mike, except that he died so very young. Thank you so very much for this site. It brings comfort to me today, the day after another Memorial Day, to know that others remember him. I would really have liked to have met him.
From a friend, |
A Note from The Virtual WallTwelve Marines were killed in action on 28 March 1966 during Operation INDIANA when Charlie 1/7 assaulted an entrenched VC force in the Vinh Loc hamlet complex:
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