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Today is Viet Nam Veterans Day. I would like to say Thank You to all my fellow Viet Nam Veterans. If you are not already flying your flag, please fly it today to honor these vets. Thank You guys and your families for your service and please remember the +58,000 whose names are on the wall in DC.
Today is Viet Nam Veterans Day. I would like to say Thank You to all my fellow Viet Nam Veterans. If you are not already flying your flag, please fly it today to honor these vets. Thank You guys and your families for your service and please remember the +58,000 whose names are on the wall in DC.
Will always be missed!
Raymond was my sister-in-law's, Winnie brother. Raymond became part of our family. He was a good, warm, kind and gentle soul. I was only ten years old. He was always be at our home. Playing in the pool with me and neighborhood kids. He had amazing patient's. Driving me around in his 1968 GTX. Eating diner with us and decorating the Christmas tree. Something he had not ever done before, He was so excited. Every one in my family loved him. I am 58 years old now.(2014) I found his name the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial wall in Florida. I cried for over a hour, what a terrible waste!! Having trouble now as I write, to hold back the tears. Late one night. My brother Louis and family friends. All their hands all bloody from removing the concrete lion from the public library in Rosedale into a van. And moving it to the Rosedale Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. As a more fitting honor to Raymond. They felt the small plate was just not enough. The lion, sits near there today. At an early age I always thanked Vietnam Veterans for their service. Most, up to a few years ago, told me a was the first person to thank them. To all Vietnam Veterans! Thank You for your service!!!
Raymond on the right Sgt Schifrin was my squad or fireteam leader and he was the most mild and gentle of soldiers, never barking an order or pushing others to do more than they, or he, thought prudent. He was an "shake n' bake" sergeant, just another draftee filling a slot left vacant by the regular army, and died assaulting a jungle woodline of no great importance, even then, except our company was to take it if the enemy were there. It was a terrible waste of his fine temperament and patient ways. Still, his bravery was admirable and should be remembered as the expression of his dutiful nature.
Posted by: Bill Noyes
Email: trplducer@aol.com Relationship: We served together
Saturday, October 18, 2003
I was in the same platoon as Sgt. Schifrin. We were in a mechanized unit known as the "Triple Deuce." The 2nd of the 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Schifrin was a brave soldier and a straight up, no bull **** leader. He was very well liked and respected by all of us. The morning of June 11th we were called in to assist C company which had been engaged with a dug in enemy force near Dau Tieng. We pulled our APC's into the wood line alongside C company and joined the fight. After some intense fighting there was a lull during which time we reloaded. We were then ordered to advance. Sgt Schifrin was killed leading this assault. He died very quickly from a single round in the center of the chest.Posted by:Keith aka Dusty Snail
Email: alpinekeith@yahoo.com Relationship: We served together
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Last edited by HighwayStar 442; Mar 29, 2020 at 10:23 AM.
A special Thank You to all the Vietnam Veterans (past and present) for the sacrifices made to secure and maintain the Freedoms of this Country for the People...
Yes, thank you for creating the post to remind us. And thank you to all the Vets who served in Viet Nam. I remember when the WWI vets were getting old and passing away. Then it was the WWII vets, and the Korean war vets. Now it is the Viet Nam era vets who are leaving us.
I'm not old enough to have been draftable, so it's hard to relate, and thanking people for their service seems that it gets old for them. My dad's carshow buddy was there, damn near got killed, he told us the story once.
Anyway, Jim always shakes a fellow Viet-vet's hand and says "Welcome home." I think it's either because Vietnam was so far away, or you got treated so badly upon your return. Glad you're here, either way.
I had a cousin who was a fast tracker, [West Point, Jump Master,Green Beret, 2 tours to Nam] later he was jogging while going to the War college in D.C. passed out and a few months later died from Agent Orange
I worked with a guy in the early 1980's who had agent orange poisoning. One day we were in the crew carrier, I was driving and he was napping in the passengerseat. When he jerked awake gasping, he told me that sometimes he's stop breathing in his sleep. He said it was one of the symptoms that he still dealt with.
Thank you to all Veterans, especially those who served during wars including Vietnam. The Harrison American Legion has a Vietnam Veteran dinner every time this year except this year of course.
Don Lonsway was my high school guidance counselor. He spoke often about his time in Viet Nam but not with a lot of detail. At age 25 he was one of the few teachers that was drafted into service. Had it not been for him personally reaching out to people he knew in the office of admissions of the college I attended, I never would have gotten into the Engineering program there. He believed in a kid with smarts but not a lot a motivation. I owe my entire career to his belief in me. Everyone should be as lucky as me to have know such a great person.
He was a huge supporter of his fellow Veterans. His story is here:
