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November 11, 2002

Lest We Forget

“No sweat, sir. You can count on me. We’ll stop them.”

Last words of SP4 James K. Stoddard as he lay bleeding out. And he knew it.
26 Feb 1968-Hill 614

“Red Hat Six, this is Ghostrider Two-Seven. I’m sorry I won’t be able to help you any more today. I’m gut shot. I’ll have to leave you now. Hang on and good luck.”

Radio transmission from helicopter pilot to Army captain and his unit facing the 174th and 66th NVA regiments
27 Feb 1968-Hill 614

“It don’t mean nothin’.”

Words of SP4 Henry Lawrence when told his unit was surrounded by 66th and 174th NVA regiments
26 Feb 1968-Hill 614

“Look out, they’re coming.”
Last words of Captain Don J. York, after 33rd Vietnamese Airborne Rifle Company was caught in vehicle ambush near Ben Suc
14 Jul 1962

“Many of the wounded will not live until morning.”
Last words of Cpt. (Dr.) Nguyen Se Twan 18 Mar 1968-near Lang Ve Special Forces Camp

“This is Red Hat Eight-One, we need a MEDEVAC bad, three soldiers are hurt bad by a mine and my legs are blown off. Tell them to hurry!”

Last words of 1st Lt. “Chuck” Hemingway
“The Street without Joy”-9 Jun 1967

“I know, I’ll be careful, but they need this machine gun up front.”

Last words of 1st Lt. Bob Arvin
As a cadet was First Captain at West Point
5 Sep 1967-north of Hue, near PK 17

“I can see you, you are coming up on the left. Be careful, they have a 57 recoilless in the brown building.”

Last words of Cpt. Terry Sage, killed by 57 Recoilless fire in JGS compound
Saigon-2 Feb 1968

Posted at November 11, 2002 11:22 AM

Andrew Olmsted

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