Albert Aleya Outwater, JrSergeant2ND PLT, M CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 25 March 1946 - 21 July 1967 Phillipsburg, New Jersey Panel 23E Line 102 |
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Lying here beneath this ground
They were all the best of men
In the ranks they stood so strong
On that final Judgement Day
So when the flag waves in the wind
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A Note from The Virtual WallThe 3rd Bn, 3rd Marines' Command Chronolgy for July 1967 reports that at 2:15 PM, 21 Jul the 2nd Plt, Mike 3/3, while escorting a road sweep team on Highway 9 southwest of Ca Lu, encountered two enemy soldiers. The Marines killed one of the NVA soldiers, retrieving the dead soldier's body. Shortly afterwards, the platoon found itself under heavy attack by what seemed to be most of an NVA battalion. The remainder of Mike 3/3 came to help, while Kilo 3/3 and a light tank section mounted out from Ca Lu to assist. By 8:15 PM Mike Company reported they had broken contact and were withdrawing. While the number of enemy dead is not known, the Marines lost eleven men killed in action - and another died from wounds three weeks later. The twelve men were
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 20 May 2008
Last updated 08/10/2009