Walter Vernon Marcum

Staff Sergeant
ADV TEAM 41, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
Army of the United States
19 October 1947 - 06 December 1970
Louisville, KY
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Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign 		Walter V Marcum

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05 Jun 2003

Sgt Walter Marcum; Cpt Bernard Hodges

I took this picture in Kontum District Headquarters about a month before their deaths.

Captain Bernard Hodges is on the right; Sergeant Walter V. Marcum is on the left. Sergeant Marcum was a weapons advisor on Hodges' Mobile Advisor Team.

While I did not know SGT Marcum well since he was assigned to another MAT, his devotion to duty and long-term commitment to our cause in South Vietnam was obvious. It is my understanding that SGT Marcum had been in-country for almost three years on a MAT team - a particularly commendable dedication, considering the hardship and danger inherent in being in the field as an infantryman. SGT Marcum ultimately gave all for America; may he be an example for our countrymen.

Martin D. Goslar
1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Senior Advisor & Team Leader
MACV MAT 68, ADV 41
1970





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