22 Sep 2003 "To live in the hearts we leave behind, is never to have died." (Thomas Campbell, circa 1888) From his sister, Alice Vandermark P. O. Box 501, New Lexington, Ohio 43764 nl_avandemar@seovec.org

 

20 Nov 2005 REMEMBERED by his brother, Gary McCord nl_gmccord@seovec.org

 

13 Mar 2007 Uncle Butch! I never knew you and I wish that I could have, I am sure that it would have been great. Thank you for the time that you put in fighting for our freedom. We all miss you and you will never be forgotten. Love, Steven, Ashley, Chloe, Journey and Steven JR. McCord New Lexington, Ohio 43764 sacjsmccord@sbcglobal.net

 

The official Army Casualty Report states: Individual was killed while on guard duty at base camp when the area came under mortar attack by hostile force. CPL Howard Raymond "Butch" McCord was survived by his parents, Dee and Harold R McCord, Sr and brothers Ken, Gary and Randy. A local area newspaper published the following at the time: The Ohioans killed in Vietnam listed in the above article are: SP4 David Lee Maze, Pataskalao (May 28) CPL Ramon Flores, Jr, Cleveland (May 25) CPL Gregory John Maynard, South Point (May 25) CPL Howard Raymond McCord, New Lexington (May 26) CPL Robert Brown Roshon, Canton (May 28) You can read more about the McCord family and the efforts to get The Moving Wall to Perry County Ohio in 2006 to honor the 15 sons named on the memorial (search for McCord). Below is photo used with permission of family with Ray in jeep in Vietnam. CPL Butch McCord was buried in New Lexington Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio. - - - - - The Virtual Wall, February 24, 2014

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