John Robert Urban
Warrant Officer
68TH AHC, 145TH AVN BN, US ARMY SPT CMD VIETNAM, MACV
Army of the United States
Helena, Montana
October 07, 1934 to February 09, 1965
JOHN R URBAN is on the Wall at Panel 1E, Line 87

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29 May 2006

The Bivouac of the Dead,
by Theodore O'Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.

He was a great father, a devoted husband and a loyal American.

He taught me courage, integrity and respect most of all. He had a wife and three daughters when he left us.

Because of the Military we traveled a lot.

He taught me how to tell the make of the passing cars by the front grill.

This was a lot of fun and I became very good at it.
To this day I still play the game with my kids.

From his daughter,
Lesly Adele (Urban) Mahnke
sinderbare2@comcast.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Although the coding on Warrant Officer Urban's casualty record implies that he died in a helicopter crash, he did not. He was hit by ground fire while in flight and died before the Huey could get him to medical aid. The Huey did not crash, and there were no other known injuries among the aircrew. The aircraft side number is not known.

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