26 Jul 2005 Ron, We knew each other from grade school to that fateful day which is too short a period of time. We were not the closest of friends but were friends. I can still feel that pain when I heard that you had been killed in action. Rest in Peace, friend! E-mail address is not available.

 

27 Jan 2007 I served with Ron Stateside. We made a Med Cruise together and were the best of friends. I made it to Loraine to meet his family once but ended up getting back to Lejeune 3 days late. He was a self-taught drummer and I heard him play "Wipeout" in Naples, Italy. Ron was proud to be a Marine and I was proud to have known him. I found out about Ron while I was on R&R at China Beach. I was devastated. He was a good friend and I still miss him. His cousin and I made a trip to the Wall a few years back. Hardest thing I ever did. Semper Fi my Brother, You are remembered! Rich From a friend, Rich Preston 8 Prospect Street, Lebanon, N H b00nd0cker1999@yahoo.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 29 May 1966 two companies of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fought a bitter engagement with NVA troops in Thua Thien Province. Echo Company lost eight men, including a Corpsman from H&S, and 13 men from Golf Company were killed: Echo 2/1: SSgt James J. MacKenna, Denver, CO (Silver Star) HM3 Aldon M. Asherman, Towanda, PA (H&S with Echo 2/1) LCpl Richard E. Crowe, Long Beach, CA LCpl James R. Heath, Bala Cynwyd, PA LCpl Jerry L. Noland, Houston, TX LCpl Charles E. Walker, Magnolia, AR Pfc Ernest G. Paul, Concord, NH Pfc James H. Stewart, Columbus, OH Golf 2/1: Sgt Walter B. Stevens, San Diego, CA Cpl Kenneth W. Wickel, West Lawn, PA LCpl Robert A. Corkill, San Benito, TX LCpl Billy J. Holt, Cameron, TX Pfc David B. Brandon, Lake Oswego, OR Pfc Gordon M. Briggs, Seattle, WA Pfc James W. Briles, Portland, OR Pfc Thomas W. Britton, Great Neck, NY Pfc David W. Johnston, Tucson, AZ Pfc R. B. Marchbanks, Moriarty, NM Pfc Edward C. Sexton, New Buffalo, MI Pfc Ronald Ralich, Lorain, OH Pvt Roy J. Richard, Lafayette, LA

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