14 Mar 2006 REMEMBERED by his nephew, Mark Sarafin raziel643@yahoo.com

 

08 May 2006 Michael and I both lived for a time with our grandparents: Irving and Ann Myers. He was 11 years older than me and I respected him as a hard worker and soldier. I remember his funeral, gun salute and my grandfather's grief. Michael, you are missed. Rev. Wally Plock From a cousin, Walter Plock 723 Bedford Road, Schenectady, NY 12308 wemajh@yahoo.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall Operation MASSACHUSETTS STRIKER, a foray by the 101st Airborne Division into the A Shau Valley, began on 01 Mar 1969, but bad weather impeded the build-up. Since the North Vietnamese Army was present in force, there was ample opportunity for contact. The 1/502nd Infantry pursued an enemy battalion through the valley for several weeks until the NVA took a stand atop the ridgeline at Don A Tay. In a series of hard-fought battles, Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1/502, captured the crest of what was now known as "Bloody Ridge". The fighting on 25 March cost 7 American lives from the 1/502nd: Alpha Company: SGT Carter L. Graves, Reidsville, NC SP4 Michael L. Malin, Angola, NY CPL Rene C. Mischeaux, San Francisco, CA PFC Robert F. McDonald, Lorton, VA Bravo Company: SGT Willie C. Dozier, Orangeburg, SC SGT Steve Flaherty, Columbia, SC SP4 David F. Black, Pickens, SC

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