21 Jun 2006 Ray and I went to high school together. Looking at old year books, he was either next to me or one place away. I didn't know he was in-country until the weekly Beachon Journal summary came. I was with C Company, 27th Engineers, building a road known as Route 547 from FSB Bastogne to the A Shau. The paper said Ray had died in action near where the road was being constructed. To this day I believe C Company was blessed with no KIA's or WIA's during our time on the project because Ray and his buddies protected us so well. Thanks Ray for serving and giving that others might live. The crazy thing is I just found out Ray was only in country six weeks. He never had a chance to get "short". From a schoolmate and brother in arms, Tim Johnson johnsont@faith.edu

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 26 July 1969 the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, lost eight men - seven from Alpha Company and one from Charlie: Alpha Company: SGT Leslie D. Carter, Campbell, CA SGT Everardo Galindo, Mexico SGT Gary L. Tinker, Detroit, MI PFC John A. Braxton, Philadelphia, PA PFC Thomas J. Dion, Grosse Pointe Farm, MI PFC Tommy Huerta, Los Angeles, CA PFC Robert J. Runser, Liberty, IL Charlie Company: PFC Ray G. Huff, Hinckley, OH

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