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Johnny Samuel Holt
Lance Corporal
C CO, 1ST ENG BN, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Charlotte, North Carolina January 18, 1948 to January 22, 1969 JOHNNY S HOLT is on the Wall at Panel W34, Line 58 |
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I joined the Marines in January,1968 and went to Parris Island. I was in platoon 304,along with over 80 recruits. The Marine training was a eye-opener to say the least. One night, our last week on the island, the D.I. called a "SCHOOL CIRCLE". We all gathered up the front of the squad bay to listen to a lecture. This lecture was different from the ones we usually hear. He said I want all you to look around and remember the faces of your fellow Marines, because some of you are not going to make it home from Vietnam. With all my training this was a slap of reality I never thought about. After the war I looked up the names of my fellow Marines and found five who died for their country. This is a memorial for Johnny S Holt who was killed in action on October 12,1968. SEMPER FI, brother, you are not forgotten. If anyone knows his unit or the circumstances of his death please let me know.
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 22 Jan 1969 an engineer team from C Company, 1st Engineer Battalion was conducting mine sweeping operations along Highway 540 about 8 kilometers south-southwest of Danang. H&S Company, 1/7 Marines provided the engineers with an infantry security force. An ambush on the sweep team developed into a short but vicious firefight which resulted in the deaths of five Marines and one Navy Corpsman:
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