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On Memorial Day Charles Harrison, Walter Groomes, and Doug Battaglini shared thoughts about Vietnam
On Memorial Day Charles Harrison, Walter Groomes, and Doug
Battaglini shared thoughts about Vietnam
On Memorial Day about 25 folks gathered at the Carroll Co.
Vietnam Memorial, at the corner of Willis and Court Streets, in Westminster,
Md.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Westminster Md. - by Kevin Dayhoff
This year, about 25 folks gathered at the Carroll County
Vietnam Memorial, at the corner of Willis and Court Streets, in Westminster,
Md. right after the Westminster Memorial Day ceremonies at the Westminster
Cemetery May 29, 2017 in Westminster.
For several decades, a number of folks have gathered there,
every year on Memorial Day, for an impromptu ceremony at the large black
granite memorial with the names of the 18 fellow Carroll countian friends,
neighbors and loved ones who gave their lives in the service of our country
during the Vietnam War.
This year, Carroll County marked its 150th continuous annual
observance of Memorial Day with a parade and ceremonies at the Westminster
Cemetery. The annual tradition was first organized by Mary Bostwick Shellman on
May 30, 1868.
In May 2008, local writer and historian Carrie Ann Knauer
reported, “As best anyone can estimate, 182 Carroll countians have lost their
lives in the armed services during conflicts since 1917. But tracking exactly
how many have died — particularly those in earlier wars in America’s history —
is a difficult task, according to a local historian.”
The Carroll County Maryland Vietnam Memorial Park at the
corner of Willis and Court Street, next to the historic Courthouse was
dedicated on May 28, 1990. Every year at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial,
we remember those who gave their lives and try to give them a voice.
This year, in a moving tribute about the war and how Vietnam
veterans were treated after the war, Vietnam combat veteran Walter Pete Groomes
poignantly shared some thoughts, with our keynote speaker Charles Harrison, and
my Westminster High School Class of 1971 classmate Doug Battaglini.
Both Battaglini and Groomes are held in high regard in the
community for their leadership roles. They serve as a rock or many Vietnam-era
veterans, whether they served in county, or like this writer, stateside.
After the war, Harrison continued to serve in the FBI, a
leader in the Carroll County NAACP, volunteer leadership roles with a community
focus group that served in an advisory role in the selection of a new
Westminster police chief in the early 2000s, and as an Orphan Court Judge, to
mention a few of his accomplishments.
In Vietnam, be served as a Captain in the U.S. Army as helicopter
pilot. His service earned him the Bronze Star.
The comments of Groomes, Battaglini, and Harrison, tied-in
with the moving remarks by Carroll County State’s Attorney Brian DeLeonardo,
the day before at the annual Pleasant Valley Memorial Day ceremonies. In a
moving presentation, DeLeonardo spoke about his late Dad, who served in
Vietnam. His Dad succumbed a number of years ago, at age 49, to complications
of his exposure to Agent Orange during the war.
What many attending the ceremonies found particularly moving
was his explanation, that for decades most Vietnam veterans never spoke of the
war, or their service to our country. This came as a result of the way most
Vietnam veterans were treated with disdain and scorn by much of society, and
especially the anti-war demonstrators.
Related:
On Memorial Day Charles Harrison, Walter Groomes, and Doug
Battaglini shared thoughts about Vietnam https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/memorial-day-charles-harrison-walter-groomes-doug-battaglini-shared-thoughts
https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1
My upcoming story this Sunday, May 21, 2017, will be on Sgt.
Joe Oreto - http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-upcoming-story-this-sunday-may-21.html
Biên Hòa Memories # 32 - Biên Hòa Air Base 1960-1970 – VNAF May 15, 2017
Time Flies by Kevin Dayhoff: “This Memorial Day we remember
the service and sacrifice of Joseph Oreto” http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/ph-cc-dayhoff-052117-20170520-column.html
The Black Horse Regiment first arrived in South Vietnam at Vung Tau on
September 7, 1966. It was engaged in heavy combat and took heavy casualties
throughout the balance of the war.
Joseph Anthony Oreto was one of 730 members of the ACR lost
in Vietnam. He was 21-years old when he died for our country on April 13, 1969.
Oreto was stationed at the Bien Hoa Air Base, about 16-miles
above Saigon and killed in Tay Ninh Province up along the Cambodian border,
during Operation Toan Thang II. Otherwise known as the defense of Saigon, the
objective was a search and clear operation to discourage North Vietnamese Army
campsites and rocket positions within striking distance of Saigon.
Read more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/ph-cc-dayhoff-052117-20170520-column.html
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Monday, May 29, 2017
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies. May 29, 2017 Monday
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies. May 29, 2017 Monday
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies
150th annual Westminster Memorial Day parade and ceremonies. May 29, 2017 Monday
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Brian DeLeonardo speaks at the Hampstead Memorial Day Ceremony 2014
Brian DeLeonardo speaks at the Hampstead Memorial Day
Ceremony 2014
Published on May 28, 2014
Marvin Rush the Commander at American Legion Post 200 opened
the ceremony dedicating it to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice
serving our great nation.
The national anthem was sung by a Hampstead resident Cindy
Miller, followed by many speakers discussing the importance of Memorial Day to
them.
Carroll County American Legion Commander Richard Hess,
Westminster District Commander of the American Legion John Sharp and Candidate
for Carroll County States Attorney Brain DeLeonardo spoke. Veterans from
Hampstead and Carroll County young and old came to attend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUX9NxIumKo
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Carroll and Frederick County Canneries
Carroll and Frederick County Canneries
Sometime ago, several folks were interested in additional
information about the canning industry in Carroll County. I have written
several articles about the canning industry and it is quite fascinating.
A quick and easy way to get to know some of the history of
the canning industry is to get a copy of: “Carroll and Frederick County Canneries”
by Harry Conover and John H. Foertschbeck, Sr. and edited by Mimi Ashcraft and
Michael Freeman, Sr.
The ISBN number is 0-9829344-0-8
This is an excellent book on the canning industries in
Carroll and Frederick Counties.
I believe that it is available at the Historical Society of
Carroll County. http://hsccmd.org/ 210 East
Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157
HSCC Offices: 410-848-6494, ext. 200 Library & Research:
410-848-6494, ext. 204
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Please remember why we have Memorial Day. It is not to buy 3 tires and get one Free. Thank you Veterans #Memorial Day
Please remember why we have Memorial Day. It is not to buy 3
tires and get one Free. Thank you Veterans #Memorial Day
I try to keep track of businesses that have Memorial Day
sales; then try to never-ever do business with them.
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My Memorial Day story this Sunday, May 21, 2017, is on Sgt.
Joe Oreto, who died in Tay Ninh Province Việt Nam up along the Cambodian border,
during Operation Toan Thang II, on April 13, 1969.
I began researching my article for this Memorial Day a long
time ago. It is another installment on one the Carroll County military
personnel who appear on the wall at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial next to
the courthouse. In the past I have shared the stories of nine of the eighteen
fallen heroes from the Vietnam War.
This year’s installment was one Tony Oreto… “On May 29,
Carroll County will mark its 150th continuous annual observance of Memorial Day
with a parade on Main Street in Westminster and ceremonies at the Westminster
Cemetery. The annual tradition was first organized by Mary Bostwick Shellman on
May 30, 1868, after the Civil War. Near the cemetery... “Time Flies:
Remembering Joseph Oreto's service and sacrifice for Memorial Day” http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/ph-cc-dayhoff-052117-20170520-column.html
My law enforcement friends might note that when he was
drafted, after two-years of college at St. Mary’s College – then a two-year
school, he was a cadet training to be a police officer with the Washington D.C.
Police. His father was a U.S. Marshal stationed in Chattanooga, TN.
In past years I have told the stories of Fred Magsamen,
Christopher Jesse Miller, Jr., Stanley Groomes, Joseph Blickenstaff, Herbert
Eugene Mulkey, Jr., James Norman Byers, Ronald Kenny, and Sherman E. Flanagan,
Jr.
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Remembering the fallen by Michel Elben Carroll County Times http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-observance-20150525,0,4662330.story
Michel Elben Carroll County Times twitter.com/MichelElben
May 24, 2015 http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-observance-20150525,0,4662330.story
Proudly waving American flags, over 40 people walked half a
mile from the St. Matthew United Church of Christ to the Pleasant Valley
Cemetery Sunday afternoon to honor those killed in service to their country in
observance of Memorial Day.
"We honor the people that have given the utmost to our
country and kept America free," said Arthur Jenne, a retired Marine Corps
officer from Pleasant Valley.
[…]
Kevin Dayhoff, who served in the Marine Corps Reserves, was
the keynote speaker.
"It is our duty and responsibility as citizens, to
remember these brave sons of Carroll County and never forget the men and women
who know all too well the cost of our freedom, for their service to our country
is the greatest gift of all," Dayhoff said.
[…]
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Originally published May 25, 2013
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Archive: For Memorial Day, we recall a fallen soldier who made sure we
remembered others By Kevin Dayhoff, May 26, 2012 ... on the granite Vietnam
Memorial, in Washington. More ... County. After attending Memorial Day ceremonies
at the Westminster ... Cemetery on May 28, Kevin Dayhoff may be found at the
Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park on Willis Street ...
Eagle
Archive: Wampler's life of service made him an apt participant on Memorial Day
By Kevin Dayhoff, May 19, 2012 ... and proud veteran. He was the Memorial Day
parade marshal for more than 44 ... missed, but not forgotten.
This Memorial Day, I'll be saying a prayer for ... sacrifice for our
country, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff ...
American
Legion Miss Poppy 2012, marks Memorial Day June 2, 2012
... represent "Miss Poppy" for the observance of Memorial
Day. In the United States, the poppy is most often worn on Memorial Day. Pat
Davis, who is assisting the ... this," said Amass of Krauss. Kevin Dayhoff
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, June 2, 2012 ... Westminster for the
expanded 145th Memorial Day parade and ceremonies. Main ... had been the focal
point of many Memorial Day observances in Westminster ? after ... May 30, 1868.
This year's Memorial Day address was delivered by Navy Commander ...
Eagle
Archive: Remembering the Maine, and a local Spanish American War casualty
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, February 26, 2013
... to visit the USS Maine Memorial Plat in the middle of
... Cemetery. The Maine Memorial area, surrounded by ... It was on the
second day of military operations ... Well," and, to this day,
the battle is commemorated ... south in February Kevin Dayhoff may be
reached at…
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, Story January 28, 2013
... cemetery when they attend the
annual Memorial Day parade. The annual observance ... before,
make plans to attend the Memorial Day ceremonies in Westminster.
This ... the Westminster Cemetery, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, January 12, 2013 ... A. P. Schultz, Monuments
and Tombstones ... The good ole' days were indeed hard ... often took several days,
and it was made ... microwave oven, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
... A. P. Schultz, Monuments and Tombstones ... much easier
than day-to-day life in ...
Charles
Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital
Center, dies By Kevin Dayhoff, June 26, 2012 ... Department of Public Welfare
during the day, and attended classes three evenings ... head of
Westminster's annual Memorial Day parade with other local
veterans ... John Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, May 26, 2012 ... will be remembered on the
first Memorial Day since his death in January ... Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens' Memorial Day observance, in Timonium ... Valley
has conducted an annual Memorial Day observance since 1967. The memorial ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, September 9, 2011 ... cookouts over the
three-day Labor Day weekend, men and women ... have any memory
of that day or weren't yet born ... attend one of the
several memorial services that will take ... 11 anniversary,
Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, November 1, 2011 ... Shellman founded
Westminster's Memorial Day Parade in 1868 ? today believed ... the longest
continuously running Memorial Day parade in the country. She ... Arlington
National Cemetery," the Memorial Day poem for Antietam Battlefield
and ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll Eagle and Steve Kilar, Baltimore
Sun, January 12, 2012 ... Base. "This is a tragic day for
(Seidler's unit), and ... Interment will be later that day at Arlington
National Cemetery ... join the military. In the days following news of
Seidler ... payable to: The Matthew Seidler Memorial Fund, c/o Susquehanna Bank...
By Kevin Dayhoff, January 7, 2012 ... no additional details
were released. "This is a tragic day for (Seidler's unit), and
especially for Matt's family ... the pride we'll feel when we see Matt's name
on the EOD Memorial Wall at Eglin Air Force Base will not extinguish
the sorrow ...
Remembering the fallen by Michel Elben Carroll County Times http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-observance-20150525,0,4662330.story
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Quote from a C-Ration box at Khe Sanh #MemorialDay
Quote from a C-Ration box at Khe Sanh: "Life has a
special flavor to those who fight for it that the sheltered never know" http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2017/05/quote-from-c-ration-box-at-khe-sanh.html
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May 25, 2015
Please remember why we have Memorial Day. It is not to buy 3
tires and get one Free. Thank you Veterans
I try to keep track of businesses that have Memorial Day
sales; then try to never-ever do business with them.
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Remembering the fallen by Michel Elben Carroll County Times http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-observance-20150525,0,4662330.story
Michel Elben Carroll County Times twitter.com/MichelElben
May 24, 2015 http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-observance-20150525,0,4662330.story
Proudly waving American flags, over 40 people walked half a
mile from the St. Matthew United Church of Christ to the Pleasant Valley
Cemetery Sunday afternoon to honor those killed in service to their country in
observance of Memorial Day.
"We honor the people that have given the utmost to our
country and kept America free," said Arthur Jenne, a retired Marine Corps
officer from Pleasant Valley.
[…]
Kevin Dayhoff, who served in the Marine Corps Reserves, was
the keynote speaker.
"It is our duty and responsibility as citizens, to
remember these brave sons of Carroll County and never forget the men and women
who know all too well the cost of our freedom, for their service to our country
is the greatest gift of all," Dayhoff said.
[…]
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Originally published May 25, 2013
Say no to #MemorialDay sales http://tinyurl.com/qakbohk
Memorial Day 2013 To those who serve thank you
Please remember why we have Memorial Day. It is not to buy 3
tires and get one Free. Thank you Veterans http://tinyurl.com/7pbef68
http://twitpic.com/9q5f4x
I try to keep track of businesses that have Memorial Day
sales Then try to never-ever do business with them.
Memorial Day To those who serve thank you http://tinyurl.com/o6msbgl
Labels: Annual
Memorial Day, Military
Vietnam Magsamen-Frederick, Dayhoff
writing essays Vietnam, Military
Memorial Day, Military
Vietnam CC Memorial, Military
Vietnam CC Memorial names, Military
Vietnam Kenny Ron, Military
Vietnam Mulkey Herbert
For more stories on Memorial Day, on Kevin Dayhoff
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http://tinyurl.com/o6msbgl
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For more stories on Memorial Day, on Kevin Dayhoff
Soundtrack:
Memorial Day To those who serve thank you
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Military Vietnam Magsamen-Frederick http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Military%20Vietnam%20Magsamen-Frederick
Military Vietnam Mulkey Herbert http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Military%20Vietnam%20Mulkey%20Herbert
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Archive: For Memorial Day, we recall a fallen soldier who made sure we
remembered others By Kevin Dayhoff, May 26, 2012 ... on the granite Vietnam
Memorial, in Washington. More ... County. After attending Memorial Day ceremonies
at the Westminster ... Cemetery on May 28, Kevin Dayhoff may be found at the
Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park on Willis Street ...
Eagle
Archive: Wampler's life of service made him an apt participant on Memorial Day
By Kevin Dayhoff, May 19, 2012 ... and proud veteran. He was the Memorial Day
parade marshal for more than 44 ... missed, but not forgotten.
This Memorial Day, I'll be saying a prayer for ... sacrifice for our
country, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff ...
American
Legion Miss Poppy 2012, marks Memorial Day June 2, 2012
... represent "Miss Poppy" for the observance of Memorial
Day. In the United States, the poppy is most often worn on Memorial Day. Pat
Davis, who is assisting the ... this," said Amass of Krauss. Kevin Dayhoff
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, June 2, 2012 ... Westminster for the
expanded 145th Memorial Day parade and ceremonies. Main ... had been the focal
point of many Memorial Day observances in Westminster ? after ... May 30, 1868.
This year's Memorial Day address was delivered by Navy Commander ...
Eagle
Archive: Remembering the Maine, and a local Spanish American War casualty
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, February 26, 2013
... to visit the USS Maine Memorial Plat in the middle of
... Cemetery. The Maine Memorial area, surrounded by ... It was on the
second day of military operations ... Well," and, to this day,
the battle is commemorated ... south in February Kevin Dayhoff may be
reached at…
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, Story January 28, 2013
... cemetery when they attend the
annual Memorial Day parade. The annual observance ... before,
make plans to attend the Memorial Day ceremonies in Westminster.
This ... the Westminster Cemetery, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, January 12, 2013 ... A. P. Schultz, Monuments
and Tombstones ... The good ole' days were indeed hard ... often took several days,
and it was made ... microwave oven, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
... A. P. Schultz, Monuments and Tombstones ... much easier
than day-to-day life in ...
Charles
Fisher Sr., 95, attorney and last surviving co-founder of Carroll Hospital
Center, dies By Kevin Dayhoff, June 26, 2012 ... Department of Public Welfare
during the day, and attended classes three evenings ... head of
Westminster's annual Memorial Day parade with other local
veterans ... John Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, May 26, 2012 ... will be remembered on the
first Memorial Day since his death in January ... Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens' Memorial Day observance, in Timonium ... Valley
has conducted an annual Memorial Day observance since 1967. The memorial ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, September 9, 2011 ... cookouts over the
three-day Labor Day weekend, men and women ... have any memory
of that day or weren't yet born ... attend one of the
several memorial services that will take ... 11 anniversary,
Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, November 1, 2011 ... Shellman founded
Westminster's Memorial Day Parade in 1868 ? today believed ... the longest
continuously running Memorial Day parade in the country. She ... Arlington
National Cemetery," the Memorial Day poem for Antietam Battlefield
and ...
By Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll Eagle and Steve Kilar, Baltimore
Sun, January 12, 2012 ... Base. "This is a tragic day for
(Seidler's unit), and ... Interment will be later that day at Arlington
National Cemetery ... join the military. In the days following news of
Seidler ... payable to: The Matthew Seidler Memorial Fund, c/o Susquehanna Bank
...
By Kevin Dayhoff, January 7, 2012 ... no additional details
were released. "This is a tragic day for (Seidler's unit), and
especially for Matt's family ... the pride we'll feel when we see Matt's name
on the EOD Memorial Wall at Eglin Air Force Base will not extinguish
the sorrow ...
[20130525 Say no to Memorial Day sales]
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My upcoming story this Sunday, May 21, 2017, will be on Sgt. Joe Oreto
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Biên Hòa Memories # 32 - Biên Hòa Air Base 1960-1970 - VNAF
May 15, 2017
On May 29, Carroll County will mark its 150th continuous annual observance of Memorial Day with a parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. The annual tradition was first organized by Mary Bostwick Shellman on May 30, 1868.
Please remember why we have Memorial Day. The day is not set aside to have a cookout with hamburgers and hotdogs or eat crabs. It is not day off from work to go buy 3 tires and get one free. I try to keep track of businesses that have Memorial Day sales and then vow, if at all possible, to never-ever do business with them.
My upcoming story this Sunday, May 21, 2017, will be on Sgt. Joe Oreto, who died in Tay Ninh Province Việt Nam up along the Cambodian border, during Operation Toan Thang II, on April 13, 1969. http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Kevin+Dayhoff&target=all&spell=on
He was 21 years-old and had only been married for six months to a local Westminster girl who lived on Augusta Drive. He was deployed to Vietnam in November 1968, right after he married Georgia Croft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Croft, Westminster, in October 1968. According to a Carroll County Times article on May 28, 1989, “He was against killing of any kind, but felt he should do his duty," a relative said at the time of his death.
I lost track of the Croft family, many years ago. Have any of my Facebook friends kept-up with the family. Where is Georgia today? Does the family still live in Westminster?
I am amazed by the folks I hear from by way of Facebook. Folks I served with almost 45-years ago. I hear from the families of the folks I have written about, from all over the world.
My law enforcement friends might note that when he was drafted, after two-years of college at St. Mary’s College – then a two-year school, he was a cadet training to be a police officer with the Washington D.C. Police. His father was a U.S. Marshal stationed in Chattanooga, TN.
On May 29, Carroll County will mark its 150th continuous annual observance of Memorial Day with a parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. The annual tradition was first organized by Mary Bostwick Shellman on May 30, 1868.
Please remember why we have Memorial Day. The day is not set aside to have a cookout with hamburgers and hotdogs or eat crabs. It is not day off from work to go buy 3 tires and get one free. I try to keep track of businesses that have Memorial Day sales and then vow, if at all possible, to never-ever do business with them.
The Carroll County Maryland Vietnam Memorial Park at the corner of Willis and Court Street, next to the historic Courthouse was dedicated on May 28, 1990. Ever since then many of us who served, stateside, as I did, or were deployed, have spontaneously gathered there after the Memorial Day Services at the Westminster Cemetery.
There we pay homage to our friends, colleagues, and loved ones from Carroll County who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, to tell their stories for them...
The faces of the nineteen names on the monument, 17 killed in action, one missing in action, and one prisoner of war, are frozen in time. Some we knew. Some we didn’t. But they were all someone’s son or father or brother or uncle – or a cherished childhood friend. Their faces have been silent for many years, but they all have a story to tell.
The first person listed on the Carroll County Vietnam memorial was Ronald Kenny, February 1966. The last was Herbert Mulkey, Jr., March 1971. The deadliest year for Carroll County – and the war – was 1968, when Carroll County lost seven men to the memorial.
In past columns, I have shared the stories of eight of the eighteen fallen heroes from the Vietnam War whose faces are etched in the black granite memorial in the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park on Willis Street.
The stories of Fred Magsamen, Christopher Jesse Miller, Jr., Stanley Groomes, Joseph Blickenstaff, Herbert Eugene Mulkey, Jr., James Norman Byers, Ronald Kenny, and Sherman E. Flanagan, Jr., have been re-told in hopes that they will not be forgotten.
Of the 19 names on the monument at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial, two served in the famed 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) – known as the Black Horse Regiment.
On July 18, 2009 members of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Air Cavalry Troop – the Black Horse Regiment, came from all over the world to hold a memorial service to remember the fallen from the Vietnam War at the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial Park at Willis and Court Streets in Westminster.
Oreto was stationed at the Bien Hoa Air Base, about 16-miles above Saigon and killed in Tay Ninh Province up along the Cambodian border, during Operation Toan Thang II.
Not that any of the Vietnam years – or the 1960s were easy, but 1968 and 1969 were especially difficult years.
Many folks who grew-up in the 1960s remember Walter Cronkite for many different reasons. I mention this because in the late 1960s, I referred to his newscast as “Walter Cronkite and the blues.”
It was sometime after the Tet Offensive began on January 30, 1968 that I wrote one my first essays on Vietnam. I called it “There is nothing casual about casualties.”
In that essay, which I have since, unfortunately, lost, I questioned the strategy of the war; especially why Cronkite was so fixated on the numbers.
I suggested in the essay that all those numbers had a painful personal story and that something was wrong with the picture… I felt that the death of American servicemen – in ever-increasing numbers – was certainly more meaningful than a statistics box on the screen over the shoulder of Walter Cronkite.
I guess I got into a little hot water over the essay… I guess that’s a long story for another time; but by the end of 1968, 536,040 American servicemen were stationed in Vietnam, an increase of over 50,000 from 1967. In 1968 the war cost 14,584 Americans their lives - a 56 percent increase over 1967.
For those not familiar, there is a YouTube about the Biên Hòa Air Base 1960-1970: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTLV-9pR_-k
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