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QUANTICO MARINE ATHLETES MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE ATHLETES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES, IN VIETNAM, IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY Tom Holden Fred Cobb Bruce Capel Ron Brown W. Dale Marshall Gene McMullen Tyrone Pannell John Prichard Robert Smith Walt Spainhour DEDICATION CEREMONY JUNE 15, 2007 THE BASIC SCHOOL QUANTICO, VIRGINIA Paul McGrath

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QUANTICO MARINE ATHLETESMEMORIAL

TO HONOR THE aTHlETEsWHO GaVE THEIR lIVEs,

IN VIETNaM,IN sERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY

Tom HoldenFred CobbBruce CapelRon Brown

W. Dale Marshall Gene McMullen

Tyrone Pannell John Prichard Robert Smith Walt Spainhour

dEdIcAtIOn cEREMOnyJUNE 15, 2007

THE BASIC SCHOOLQUANTICO, VIRGINIA

Paul McGrath

Quantico Marine Athletes Group

HISTORY

     On March 31, 2001 six members of the 1964 and 1965Quantico football teams visited a small cemetery in Bangall, NY.They were there to visit the grave of Tommy Holden who gave his life for his country on October 22, 1966 in Vietnam. Tommy, awarded two Silver Stars, was a member of the 1964 and 1965 Quantico teams. Also at the grave that day were classmates of Tommy’s from St. Mary’s High School, Rutherford, NJ, Class of 1959. Tommy’s high school buddies invited his Marine buddies to attend St. Mary’s High School homecoming game on October 27th. At the game Tommy’s Marine teammates would present the Most Valuable Player Award given annually in Tommy’s name.    Tom’s six Marine teammates decided to try to expand their group. By the time the game rolled around in October the list of former Quantico ballplayers had grown to over 30. Thirteen members from the 1964 and 1965 teams attended the game. Everyone had a great time and it was decided to hold a yearly reunion, the first of which was held at Camp Lejeune in May, 2002. Our group had expanded to 50 by the time of our first reunion. 24 ball players plus wives, friends and relatives attended the 2002 Reunion at Camp Lejeune.    In 2003 and 2004 our Reunions were held at Quantico. We returned to Camp Lejeune for our 2005 Reunion. In 2006, we journeyed to the left coast and held our Reunion in San Diego. Our roster has gone over the 270 member mark and is still growing. Approximately 50 athletes, plus wives, friends and family, attend each Reunion. Quantico teams from the late ‘40’s through early ‘70’s are represented and include athletes from all Quantico varsity sports.

All Former Quantico Athletes Are Welcome To Join The Group.

MISSIOn

    Our group’s mission is twofold: to locate former Quantico athletes so they may renew friendships at reunions, and tohonor and perpetuate the memory of our fallen teammates.

Program

Call to Order ............................Granville “Granny” Amos

Invocation ..............................Chaplain Larry P. GreenslitCaptain, USN

Welcome Remarks ........................ Col. Royal MortensonCommanding Officer, TBS

Memorial Donation .................... Gene “Bear” Carrington

Dedication Remarks .................. Gene “Bear” Carrington

Recognition of Family Members of Fallen Teammates

Music Selections.................. Eternal Father (Navy Hymn)

Marines Hymn

Taps

Benediction ............................Chaplain Larry P. GreenslitCaptain, USN

Reception

Captain

Ronald HowardBrown

KIA 02-07-68

1965 Football

Ron  was  born  in  California  and  attended  grammar  and  high school there. He played football at Los Angeles Valley Community College before heading to Montana State where he lettered for two years before being commissioned in the Marine Corps in December of 1960.

Ron began his coaching career with the Camp Sukiran (Okinawa) Royals in 1962. He was the line coach for the San Diego Marines in 1963 and 1964 before joining the Quantico Staff as offensive  line coach for the 1965 season.

In Vietnam, Ron served as a battery commander for Bravo Battery, 1/11.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  assigned  to  Headquarters Battery, 1/11. A corporal who served with Ron wrote the following for Ron’s virtual wall  information on January 4, 2003, “I was on a convoy near Hue City on February 7, 1968. We were headed to the 11th Marines’ position southwest of Hue. On the return to Phu Bai we were overrun by a superior NVA force. None of the vehicles made it back. Captain Brown was in charge of the convoy. He was killed in the initial attack. I was one of the few survivors that day.”

Ron’s nephew, Skip Dunn of Eagle River, AK wrote on the Virtual Wall, on May 3, 2001, “Ronny was 14 years older than me and not around much when we visited his mom and dad’s house. I remember him as bigger than life though, a football player for the Marine Corps team. When he was around, he was always willing to throw a ball so a little cousin could catch it, or not, or walk in the park across the street and push my little sister and me on the swings. I got the news of his death when I was in high school. It rocked the whole family. We all adored him. We still miss him 32 years later.”

Ron was a great guy. He loved football and knew how to teach it, but he never forgot that football is a game played by grownup boys. He let the players have some fun and his efforts were appreciated.

Ron is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA.

2nd Lieutenant

John Bruce Capel

KIA 05-12-66

1965 Football

Bruce as he was always known to his friends, was born in Evansville, Indiana. The family moved to Chicago and then to Glen Ellyn, IL where he grew up. He attended Glenbard High School (now Glenbard West), where he lettered in baseball and football. His high school football team still gives an annual award in his name, “The Bruce Capel Hitters Club” Award.

After  being  recruited  by  several Division  I  schools,  Bruce  chose  to walk-on at the University of Illinois.

He lettered in football at Illinois and spent his freshman year playing in the shadows of All-American Dick Butkus. Bruce was referred to as “the best second team center in the Big 10”. He played in the 1964 Rose Bowl and completed his career at Illinois earning Academic All-American Honor-able Mention. Bruce’s college coach, Pete Elliott, had this to say, “Bruce Capel was the nicest, toughest and, honestly, most courageous player I have known”. Each year, the Illinois football team recognizes their most courageous player with the Bruce Capel Award for Courage. He graduated in  August,  1965 with  a  degree  in  Leisure  Studies.  The  Leisure  Studies department gives an annual scholarship in Bruce’s name.

After graduation  in 1965, Bruce was commissioned a 2nd LT  in the Marine Corps. He played linebacker for the Quantico football team in 1965 and received Leatherneck magazine’s All-Marine linebacker award. Before he went to Vietnam, Bruce had the opportunity to visit the Illinois campus as a Marine Recruiter. Bruce had only been in Vietnam for six weeks when he was killed while leading a 14-man patrol southwest of Da Nang. The patrol was ambushed by a large force of Viet Cong. Bruce was killed in-stantly, along with 12 other Marines. There were only two survivors.

His friends and family members remember Bruce for his ever-present smile, friendly manner, and depth of character. He is remembered today by a number of scholarships at the University of Illinois, Glenbard (West) High School and his church, via five schools constructed in his name in Guatemala. His memory lives on in the hearts of his teammates, coaches, family and friends across the country.

Bruce was buried in his home town of Glen Ellyn, IL.Thanks to Steve Capel, Bruce’s brother, for contributing to this story.

2nd Lieutenant

Paul FrederickCobb

KIA 05-16-68

1967 Football

A native of Suffolk, VA  , Freddie Cobb starred at quarterback at  Woodrow  Wilson  High  School  in  nearby  Portsmouth.  Although heavily  recruited, he chose  instead  to prep at Fork Union Military Academy. When he enrolled at Virginia Tech in 1963 his drop back passing style did not fit in with the new coach’s roll out passing philosophy. He never became a starter, but he never let that dampen his enthusiasm for Tech. When asked by a reporter, how it felt not to be playing, he replied, “I came here to get an education. Besides, this is where I met my wife Bonnie. I have no regrets at all.” The Tech coach at the time, Jerry Claiborne had this to say about Freddie; “Even though he knew he probably would not play in the games, he came to practice with great enthusiasm and gave 100% on every play. His spirit rubbed off on all those around him.”

Freddie was a member of the OCS class of March 1967. After getting his commission he attended Basic School as a member of  “O” Company, Basic Class 6-67. While at Basic School he won the starting  quarterback  job  of  the  Quantico  team.  Freddie  displayed great ability and showed his leadership in directing the ’67 team.

Freddie’s tour in Vietnam started on January 17, 1968 when he was assigned as a platoon commander. On May 16, during Operation Allen Brook in Quang Nam Province, Lt. Cobb’s platoon was assigned the mission of reinforcing an adjacent unit which was heavily engaged with a well-entrenched enemy force. During the operation Lt. Cobb’s courageous  leadership  during  the  initial  and  ensuing  assaults inspired his men to continue to advance and overwhelm the enemy to the point of defeat. Freddie Cobb was awarded the Navy Cross, posthumously,  for his actions  that day. Fred’s Basic School Class, 6-67, suffered  the highest casualties of any Basic Class since  the Korean War. In 1996 a scholarship fund was established at Virginia Tech honoring Freddie. His final resting place is Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, VA.

Thanks to Paul Cobb, Jr. and Cal Esleeck, a friend and fellow Marine, for their information used in this story.

   

1st Lieutenant

Thomas JamesHolden

KIA 10-22-66

1964-65 Football

Tommy  was  brought  up  in  Hasbrouck  Heights,  NJ,  and attended  St.  Mary’s  High  School  in  nearby  Rutherford,  NJ. While  at St. Mary’s,  Tommy was a 3  sport  star,  excelling  in football. After one year at Bullis Prep he was sworn  in as a Navy Midshipman during the summer of 1960. The highlight of  his  football  career  at  Annapolis was winning Navy’s Most Valuable Defensive Player Award for his 11 solo tackles in #2 Navy’s loss to #1 Texas in the 1964 Cotton Bowl. 

Members  of  Tommy’s  family  love  to  tell  the  story  of  his graduation. 20 of Tommy’s relatives arrived for his graduation but there was no Tommy. Famous for his pranks, he continued right to the end. The only part of his graduation weekend that he took part in was the graduation ceremony, the rest of the time he was walking off demerits.

While at Quantico Tommy was an offensive guard on the 1964 team, and a linebacker on the 1965 team. Tommy was all guts on the field; the words, “quit” and “I’ve had enough” were not in his vocabulary. 

The Quantico Marine Athletes of The Sixties was founded as a direct result of our search to find out where our friend Tommy was buried. On March 31, 2001 six of his Quantico teammates visited his grave at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bangall, NY. From that small beginning we have grown to over 270 members.

Tommy was awarded the Silver Star for Operation Allegheny and was awarded a second Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions during Operation Kern. To those of us who knew him and loved him, he could be an angel or a devil. But regardless of what he did, as soon as he flashed that big smile that showed his dimples you simply couldn’t stay upset with him. Tommy may have died young but he left a legacy, The Quantico Marine Athletes of The Sixties. 

Thanks to Tommy’s cousin, Arlene Stewart for the family story about Tommy’s last days at the academy.

         

Captain

Willard DaleMarshall

KIA 06-11-68

1962 Track

We have been unsuccessful in our attempts to find members of Dale’s family so our information is a bit sketchy, but here’s what we do know. Dale was born and grew up in California. He was a 1961 graduate of the Naval Academy. While at Navy, Dale was a member of the track team. He was also a member of the 1962 Quantico track team. Prior to his second tour  in Vietnam, Dale graduated from the Vietnamese Language School and went to Vietnam as an Interrogator/Translator. At  the  time  of  his  death  Dale  was  serving  as  Team  Commander  of the 19th  ITT. On  June 11,  1968, Dale was  killed  in  action  in Quang Nam  Province.  While  on  patrol  to  obtain  information  of  intelligence value, his unit was ambushed by a vastly superior force of Viet Cong, and Dale was fatally wounded during the ensuing fire fight. Dale was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star medal for heroic action.

We  do  have  one  story  about  Dale  that  involves  a  group  called TOP. This group’s goal is to authenticate dog tags and other personal belongings of Vietnam veterans. TOP representatives were in Vietnam in 1999 on a Tour of Peace. Mr. Le Sinh, from DaNang, an ex-ARVN staff sergeant, served with the Marines as an  interpreter during the war. He met with TOP members  in Hoi An; with him he had an old green burlap sandbag with an aging green vinyl rain poncho folded up inside. Mr. Sinh told them that the poncho belonged to his “best friend” Marine Captain Willard Dale Marshall. He told them about the events of June 11; the explosion that severely wounded Dale and lastly, Dale dying in his arms. Mr. Sinh presented TOP members with the poncho and asked them to bring it to America and find Captain Marshall’s family, and return it to them. “There’s not a day that goes by that I do not think about my friend.”

TOP officials eventually found one of Dale’s sons and presented him with his dad’s poncho. Dale’s son Rod was very pleased to get this memento of his father. He told TOP, “If you have the chance to talk to Mr. Sinh, please tell him that  it’s not so much the poncho that mat-tered, but it’s his friendship with my father, which so obviously remains to this day.” Unfortunately, Rod moved and we have been unable to find him. Dale is buried at El Toro Cemetery in El Toro, CA.

2nd Lieutenant

Paul MartinMcGrath

KIA 06-7-68

1967 Football

Paul was born in New Rochelle, NY in 1944, the fourth son of Mariam Hogan McGrath and Hugh McGrath. There were seven children  in  the family, Paul was the sixth.

After graduating from Canterbury School, New Milford, CT in 1962 Paul attended Villanova University, located outside of Philadelphia. There, Paul  pursued his  passion  for  football  as  a  reserve  linebacker, without ever getting  into a game. The  coach  considered Paul  too  small  to be effective and refused to play him.

Upon graduation from Villanova, Paul enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant fulfilling his ambition to become a Marine Corps Officer.

While attending Basic School, Class 6-67, Paul was recruited for the Quantico football team. Low and behold, Paul returned to the gridiron at Villanova and finally started a game, in the capacity of Captain, “Of the opposing team”! On the opening kickoff to Villanova, the 160 lb. Captain McGrath made a clean tackle on the return, breaking the leg of the ball carrier, ending his season and any doubt as to Paul’s toughness and ability.

While  in  Vietnam,  Paul  wrote  a  letter  to  his  parents.  It  was addressed, “To Whom It May Concern” in order that the contents could be made public.  Paul’s  letter was  read  in  the United States House of Representatives in September of 1968, three months after Paul’s death. The letter is located on the inside back cover of this program.

As a member of Basic Class 6-67, Paul was among a group of young lieutenants who suffered the highest casualty rate of any Basic School class since  the Korean War. The Mac Dinh Chi School,  in Quang Nam Province is the only school in Vietnam that is dedicated to a Basic School Class,  Basic  Class  6-67.  Funds  are  still  being  raised  to  help  improve facilities at the school and all donations are handled by East Meets West Foundation, Oakland CA.

Paul is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, NY. We can think of no better final resting place for a fallen warrior than Valhalla.

Thanks to Paul’s brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Jane McGrath, of Huntington Valley, PA for their help and input for this story.

2nd Lieutenant

Gene SmedleyMcMullen

KIA 07-16-66

1965 Football

Gene was born in West Chester, PA. His dad was in the Marine Corps and Gene attended grade schools, both public and military base schools, throughout the country. He graduated from Punahou High School in Hawaii where he lettered in three sports: football, basketball and track. He then moved back to the states to attend Penn State University. While at State he played football under coach Rip Engle. Gene was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. He enrolled in the Platoon Leaders Course and attended summer training during his sophomore and junior years at Quantico.

Gene  had  many  interests;  in  addition  to  sports,  he  loved music and dancing. Although he had a quiet demeanor, he was popular  with  his  classmates,  who  called  him  Smedley  or  their favorite pet nickname, “Smed”. Gene got his height at an early age, when he shot up to 6 feet 3 inches his family started calling him “Long Gene”.

Gene entered Basic School during the summer of 1965. While at Basic School he was a member of the 1965 Quantico football team. After graduation he chose artillery and was sent to Fort Sill, OK and then on to Camp Pendelton. In May of 1966 he was sent to Vietnam where he was assigned to the 12th Marine Regiment as a Forward Observer. Gene was killed in action on July 16, 1966 by the Viet Cong counter battery fire in Quang Tri Province. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Gene’s father, Colonel Rick McMullen, USMC Ret. is one of our most  loyal members.  Twice  Colonel  Rick  has  driven  solo  cross country to attend one of our reunions. Colonel Rick had this to say about his son, “Gene would have wanted to stay with the USMC Active  Reserve  because  of  his  familiarity  of  the  United  States Marine Corps and he understood the ethos and ideals of the Corps. He knew the Marines not only enjoy one another’s company but they love one another.” The Quantico Athletic Association proves this true.

Thanks to Colonel Rick for contributing to his son’s story.

2nd Lieutenant

Tyrone SidneyPannell

KIA 11-30-65

1964 Track

Tyrone Sidney Pannell was born in West Virginia and grew up in Amityville, Long  Island.  His  track  career  began  at  Bishop  Louglin  Memorial  High  School, Brooklyn, NY where he served as the vice-president of the student body, set three school records in the hurdles and was introduced to his future wife, Marlene.

Ty  turned  down  many  college  scholarships  to  attend  Manhattan  College, 1960-1964. He was co-captain his senior year and one of the stars of the track team, winning several individual honors, among them the 60-yard high hurdles and high jump at the indoor 1962 Metropolitan Track Meet (MET’S). In 1963 he repeated those victories as well as winning the long jump. At the 1964 outdoor MET’S he won the 120-yard high hurdles. Ty received his BA in 1964 and as a Marine PLC grad was commissioned a Marine Second Lieutenant.

Upon  their  graduations,  Tyrone  and  Marlene  were  married  and  Ty’s  best friends from the track team, Eddie Bowes and Vin McCardle, were in the wedding party. While at Quantico, Ty was a member of the track team. On Memorial Day, 1965, daughter Tracy was born in Quantico.

In  Vietnam,  Ty  was  a  platoon  commander  in  “D’  Company,  1/7.  He  was on patrol with his men in the Chu Lai area when a booby trap was tripped and Ty was killed. On Tracy’s first birthday, Ty’s broken hearted family and friends memorialized his November 30 death.

In the words of Ty’s roommate of four years, Vin McCardle. “Nearly 40 years later, I can still vividly recall the regal bearing with which he carried himself, not conveying arrogance, but a quiet self confidence that certainly intimidated all around him”.

For several years, a Quantico Marine Track Competition Trophy was given in Ty’s name. Marlene handed out  the award  in 1967. Tyrone  is a member of Manhattan College’s Hall of Fame and a Spike Shoe Club track award  is given in  his  name  annually.  Bishop  Louglin  Memorial  High  School  gives  an  annual scholarship and track medal in his name. Tyrone is featured in a book and HBO movie version of “Dear America-Letters Home from Vietnam”, including excerpts he wrote to his nine week old daughter Tracy.

Tracy,  graduated  from  Stanford  University,  attended  Oxford  University  in England, modeled in Europe and the US and is now a bilingual teacher and real estate agent and the mother of a 21⁄2 year old daughter, Epiphany Sidney.

Ty is interred at Pine Lawn Cemetery in Suffix County, NY.Thanks to Marlene Pannell and Vin McCardle for their help with Ty’s story.

Captain

John Lee PrichardKIA 01-27-68

1961-62 Football1962 Track

John  grew  up  in  Oklahoma  City,  OK.  He  graduated  from Southeast  High  School  in  1957.  While  at  Southeast,  John  was  a star athlete as well as an outstanding student. He excelled in track, football and basketball, winning All-American honors  in  the  latter. He was voted All-Around Boy Athlete. Scholastically, he received the Phi Beta Kappa Award, Math Award, American Legion Award, and Presidency of the Honor Society. He was named Young Man of the Year in the State of Oklahoma in his senior year.

John graduated  from  the Naval Academy  in  June of 1961. As a midshipman, he was a member of  the 1960  football  team  that played in the Orange Bowl. He was also a star sprinter and broad jumper on the track team. In 1959 he won the Heptagonal broad jump championship.

John was a halfback on the 1961 and 1962 Quantico teams. He was also a member of the 1962 track team at Quantico. From 1965-67 he was stationed at the Naval Academy Prep School, Bainbridge, MD where he taught military introduction and served as an assistant football coach.

On January 27, 1968 during the battle for Mike’s Hill, the Battalion Commander of 3/4 directed Captain Prichard,  the  India Company Commander  to  link  up  with  Lima  Company,  a  distance  of  about 1,000 meters over terrain that was open ground interspersed with hedgerows and heavy brush. About two hundred meters from Lima Company, Captain Prichard and his men ran into a well-camouflaged North Vietnamese Army Company. Captain Prichard led his men on repeated frontal assaults that failed to overcome the NVA resistance. Reinforcements  were  called  in  and  the  two  companies  linked  up ending the battle for Mike’s Hill.

Captain Prichard, wounded during the fighting was evacuated but later died from his wounds. Among his decorations are the Silver Star and Bronze Star with combat “V”. John is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Our thanks to John’s brother Bobby for his contributions to this story.

Colonel

Robert NormanSmith

MIA 08-19-69Declared KIA 03-06-79

1948-49 Football & Track

Bob  prepped  for  the Naval  Academy at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA. At Wyoming he was a three year letterman who captained the football team as well as being president of his class. Bob entered the Naval Academy in 1944. He was a member of the football team and CO of his Regiment. Bob graduated in 1948 and was commissioned a Second Lt.  in the Marine Corps. He played end on the 1948 and 1949 Quantico teams and was selected twice to  All-Marine  teams. He was  also  a member  of  the  track  team while at Quantico, taking several first places in the javelin throw.

Bob  won  his  wings  in  1952.  He  saw  extensive  carrier  duty aboard Wright, Coral Sea and Forrestal; flying Corsairs, AD’s, the  F-8 and  the F-4B. He also  served  in  various  staff  positions including the staff of the Commander Sixth Fleet. On August 19, 1969 Lt. Col. Robert N. Smith and his RIO, Capt. John N. Flanigan departed DaNang in their F4B Phantom fighter/bomber jet aircraft to fly escort on a photo reconnaissance mission just north of the Demilitarized Zone. Bob’s aircraft made one run over the target and then he and the other aircraft separated. They were supposed to rendezvous for a second run, but Bob never returned for the second  run  and  contact  was  never  established  with  Bob  or  his RIO. The area in which they were last seen, about 5 miles east of the city of Ninh Linh in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam was known to be heavily defended. The U.S. believed that the enemy knew what happened to Smith and Flanigan.

In 1995, Bob’s daughter, Robin, visited his crash site in Vietnam and filmed a documentary about her trip. The documentary was shown on the CBS Eye to Eye program. Memorial services were held  at  Arlington  National  Cemetery.  His  marker  is  in  the  MIA section at Arlington. Bob’s name is also on “The Wall”. Maya Lin, the young architect who designed  the Vietnam Wall grew up  in Athens, OH and was a neighbor of Bob’s widow, Jane.

Thanks to Bob’s widow, Jane Smith Wood for her help with this story.

Captain

Walter JudsonSpainhour Jr.

KIA 09-15-66

1962 Football

Jud  was  born  in  Lenoir,  NC.  He  graduated  from  Lenoir  High School in June of 1958. Jud graduated from the University of North Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill  in  1962.  While  at  Chapel  Hill,  he  was  a member  of  the  “Tarheel’s”  football  team. At Carolina,  Jud  joined the Marine Platoon Leader’s Class and attended summer training in 1961 and 1962.

Jud played quarterback for the 1962 Quantico team. Quantico had a 5-2 record before their last 5 games were abruptly cancelled due to the Cuban missile crisis. After graduation from Basic School, in order  to prepare  for Marine Reconnaissance,  Jud attended  the U.S. Navy Underwater Swimmer’s  School  at  Key West,  FL.  From there he went to Ft. Benning, GA for Airborne and Ranger training. After USMC Mountain Warfare Training  in Bridgeport, CA and  the US Army Special Warfare School at Ft. Bragg, Jud ended up back at Quantico for Counterinsurgency training.

Before  leaving  for  Vietnam  aboard  the  USS  Iwo  Jima,  Jud wrote to his father on April 25, 1966, “It makes it sort of hard for me knowing that you’re not really up for what I’m doing. I don’t suppose I can get you to understand but I’ve got to do what I think is right and what I think God would want me to do — otherwise I wouldn’t be much of a man.”

On September 14, Jud again wrote home, this time to his Mom and Dad, “Tomorrow we (my platoon) will go in on another mission and I feel confident that with the good Lord’s help we’ll be successful and come out without harm. I’m most thankful that He has been so good to me and let me be part of such a great family.”

On September 15, 1st Lt. W.J. Spainhour was leading the First Platoon,  Company  A,  Fifth  Reconnaissance  Battalion  during  the Amphibious  Operation  Deckhouse  1V  in  the  vicinity  of  Dong  Ha. While maneuvering his Marines in contact with a North Vietnamese regiment,  Jud  was  fatally  wounded.  For  his  gallantry,  Jud  was awarded the Silver Star.

We are grateful to Jud’s brother Mike, an Army Vietnam veteran, who provided valuable input for this story.

  

  

   

  

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am. H

e w

as

kill

ed o

n J

un

e 7,

196

8. P

rior

to

his

dea

th,

he

wro

te a

let

ter

to h

is p

aren

ts i

n R

ye,

N.Y

., bu

t ad

dres

sed

it “

To

Wh

om I

t M

ay

Con

cern

” in

ord

er t

hat

th

e co

nte

nts

wou

ld

be m

ade

publ

ic.

P

aul

McG

rath

, a

grad

uat

e of

Vil

lan

ova

Col

lege

, has

a m

essa

ge f

or a

ll A

mer

ican

s:M

ar

ch

24,

196

8.T

o W

hom

It

May

Con

cern

:

Wh

ile

my

you

ng

Mar

ines

giv

e th

eir

live

s fo

r w

hat

th

ey k

now

is r

igh

t, t

oo m

any

Am

eric

ans

sit

back

an

d ar

gue

over

tri

vial

det

ails

. T

his

let

ter

is a

ple

a fr

om a

Mar

ine

plat

oon

com

man

der

in

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gres

sion

al R

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sym

bol

id

enti

fies

sta

tem

ents

or

inse

rtio

ns

wh

ich

are

not

sp

oken

by

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e Se

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TO

N,

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16,

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Hou

se o

f R

epre

sen

tati

ves

Th

e H

ou

se w

as

not

in s

essi

on

today

. It

s n

ext

mee

tin

g w

ill

be

hel

d o

n T

ues

day

, D

ecem

ber

5, 20

06, at

10 a

.m.

Sen

ate

TH

UR

SD

AY

, N

OV

EM

BE

R16

, 20

06

Th

e S

enate

met

at

9:30

a.m

. an

d w

as

call

ed t

o o

rder

by

th

e H

on

ora

ble

JO

HN

E.

SU

NU

NU

, a S

enato

r fr

om

th

e S

tate

of

New

Ham

psh

ire.

PR

AY

ER

Th

e C

hapla

in,

Dr.

Barr

y C

. B

lack

, of-

fere

d t

he

foll

ow

ing p

ray

er:

Let

us

pra

y.

Alm

igh

ty G

od,

giv

e u

s Y

ou

r w

isdom

w

hen

ou

r vis

ion

fa

ils,

ou

r u

nder

-st

an

din

g i

s dark

ened

, an

d t

he

way

s of

life

se

em

dif

ficu

lt.

Dee

pen

ou

r fa

ith

w

hen

ou

r si

gh

t is

dim

. G

uid

e ou

r th

ou

gh

ts w

hen

we

lack

un

der

stan

din

g.

Ble

ss o

ur

Sen

ato

rs.

Infu

se t

hem

wit

h

qu

iet

con

fiden

ce an

d pati

ent

tru

st in

Y

ou

. R

ein

forc

e th

eir

cou

rage

wit

h t

he

kn

ow

ledge

of

You

r lo

vin

g pro

vid

ence

. W

hen

th

ey a

re f

rust

rate

d,

rem

ind t

hem

th

at

You

are

st

ill

hold

ing th

ings

to-

get

her

.W

e pra

y i

n Y

ou

r h

oly

Nam

e. A

men

.

f

PL

ED

GE

OF

AL

LE

GIA

NC

E

Th

e H

on

ora

ble

J

OH

NE

. S

UN

UN

Ule

dth

e P

ledge

of

All

egia

nce

as

foll

ow

s:

I ple

dge

all

egia

nce

to

th

e F

lag

of

the

Un

ited

Sta

tes

of

Am

eric

a a

nd t

o t

he

Rep

ub-

lic

for

wh

ich

it

stan

ds,

on

e n

ati

on

un

der

God,

indiv

isib

le, w

ith

lib

erty

an

d j

ust

ice

for

all

.

f

AP

PO

INT

ME

NT

OF

AC

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IDE

NT

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e P

RE

SID

ING

O

FF

ICE

R.

Th

e cl

erk

wil

l ple

ase

rea

d a

com

mu

nic

ati

on

to

th

e S

enate

fr

om

th

e P

resi

den

t pro

te

mpore

(M

r. S

TE

VE

NS).

Th

e le

gis

lati

ve

cler

k

read

the

fol-

low

ing l

ette

r:

U.S

. S

EN

AT

E,

PR

ES

IDE

NT

PR

OT

EM

PO

RE,

Wash

ingt

on, D

C, N

ovem

ber

16, 20

06.

To

the

Sen

ate

: U

nder

th

e pro

vis

ion

s of

rule

I,

para

gra

ph

3,

of

the

Sta

ndin

g R

ule

s of

the

Sen

ate

, I

her

eby

appoin

t th

e H

on

ora

ble

J

OH

NE

. S

UN

UN

U,

a

Sen

ato

r fr

om

th

e S

tate

of

New

Ham

psh

ire,

to

per

form

th

e du

ties

of

the

Ch

air

. T

ED

ST

EV

EN

S,

Pre

siden

t pro

tem

por

e.

Mr.

SU

NU

NU

th

ereu

pon

ass

um

ed t

he

chair

as

Act

ing P

resi

den

t pro

tem

pore

.

f

RE

CO

GN

ITIO

N O

F T

HE

MA

JO

RIT

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LE

AD

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Th

e A

CT

ING

P

RE

SID

EN

T pro

te

m-

pore

. T

he

majo

rity

le

ader

is

re

cog-

niz

ed.

f

SC

HE

DU

LE

Mr.

F

RIS

T.

Mr.

P

resi

den

t,

I again

w

an

t to

co

ngra

tula

te th

e n

ew le

ader

-sh

ip in

th

e S

enate

fo

r th

e 11

0th

C

on

-gre

ss.

Dem

ocr

ats

2

day

s ago

elec

ted

thei

r le

ader

ship

an

d

the

Rep

ubli

can

s y

este

rday

ele

cted

ou

r le

ader

ship

. A

lot

of

pla

nn

ing is

u

nder

way

fo

r th

e 11

0th

C

on

gre

ss.

As

ever

yon

e k

now

s, w

e h

ave

bef

ore

us

the

obje

ctiv

e of

fin

ish

ing t

he

bu

sin

ess

of

the

109t

h

Con

gre

ss,

both

over

th

e co

urs

e of

today

an

d p

oss

ibly

to

morr

ow

, an

d th

en in

a per

iod th

at

wil

l beg

in t

he

wee

k o

f D

ecem

ber

4,

an

d

poss

ibly

co

nti

nu

e in

to

the

wee

k

fol-

low

ing t

hat.

Both

th

e D

emocr

ati

c le

ad-

er a

nd I

have

ou

tlin

ed w

hat

we

have

to

acc

om

pli

sh.

It i

s st

ill

a v

ery

lon

g l

ist

in

term

s of

appro

pri

ati

on

s bil

ls,

in

term

s of

the

Un

ited

S

tate

s-In

dia

n

u-

clea

r agre

emen

t,

in

term

s of

pote

n-

tiall

y o

ther

tra

de

agre

emen

ts.

We

have

tax

exte

nder

s an

d

a

wh

ole

ra

nge

of

issu

es.

Th

e D

emocr

ati

c le

ader

an

d I

wil

l go

into

a q

uoru

m c

all

ver

y s

hort

ly a

nd w

e w

ill

fin

ali

ze t

he

pla

n f

or

today

. B

ut

as

we

state

d

yes

terd

ay

, bef

ore

w

e le

ave

this

w

eek

—ei

ther

to

morr

ow

or

we

cou

ld f

inis

h l

ate

r to

nig

ht—

we

do n

eed

to fi

nis

h th

e U

nit

ed S

tate

s-In

dia

n

u-

clea

r agre

emen

t. W

e ta

lked

yes

terd

ay

in

ou

r ow

n c

on

fere

nce

abou

t th

e im

por-

tan

ce o

f th

at

part

icu

lar

pie

ce o

f le

gis

-la

tion

, le

gis

lati

on

th

at

all

ou

r co

l-le

agu

es a

re f

am

ilia

r w

ith

, an

d w

e h

ave

a u

nan

imou

s co

nse

nt

agre

emen

t to

pro

-ce

ed

to

that

wit

h

a

fixed

n

um

ber

of

am

endm

ents

. If

you

look

at

the

am

end-

men

ts,

it i

s cl

ear

that

we

won

’t h

ave

to

do

all

of

those

am

endm

ents

on

th

at

legis

lati

on

. S

o I

am

con

fiden

t th

at

we

can

an

d w

e w

ill

fin

ish

th

at

bil

l bef

ore

w

e le

ave.

We

do h

ave

an

un

der

stan

din

g t

hat

we

wil

l go

to

the

agri

cult

ure

appro

pri

a-

tion

s bil

l as

wel

l. A

t so

me

poin

t I

wan

t to

be

able

to d

o t

hat

an

d h

opef

ull

y w

e ca

n w

ork

ou

t th

e det

ail

s on

how

we

can

acc

om

pli

sh a

t le

ast

sta

rtin

g t

hat

par-

ticu

lar

bil

l, w

ith

th

e obje

ctiv

e of

fin

-is

hin

g t

he

Un

ited

Sta

tes-

India

nu

clea

r agre

emen

t bef

ore

w

e le

ave.

S

o in

th

e n

ext

few

m

inu

tes

we

wil

l be

com

ing

back

w

ith

an

an

nou

nce

men

t of

that

sch

edu

le a

s agre

ed t

o,

bu

t w

e w

ill

fin

-is

h t

hat

bil

l bef

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we

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mer

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ey a

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for

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wou

ld h

ave

us

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beh

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war

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a ca

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f N

orth

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wit

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gen

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paw

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n

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try

ing

to t

ake

over

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th V

iet-

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by

forc

e. T

her

e is

no

dou

bt in

my

min

d w

hat

th

ey h

ave

in t

hei

rs. T

he

con

ques

t of

Asi

a. T

hey

hav

e al

read

y be

gun

th

e sa

me

thin

g in

Lao

s. “

Pop

ula

r li

bera

tion

fo

rces

” do

n’t

dem

olis

h c

itie

s an

d sl

augh

ter

thei

r ow

n p

eopl

e in

th

e st

reet

s.

Th

e re

al q

ues

tion

is

not

wh

at i

s go

ing

on h

ere,

th

ough

. An

ybod

y w

ho

does

not

kn

ow is

eit

her

stu

pid

or f

ooli

ng

him

self

. Th

e re

al q

ues

tion

is w

het

her

we

as A

mer

ican

s co

nsi

der

it o

ur

job

to s

top

them

. It

is

a l

ong

way

fro

m h

ome

and

seem

s n

ot t

o bo

ther

ou

r ow

n s

ecu

rity

. It

is

cost

ly i

n m

oney

, bu

t m

ore

impo

rtan

tly,

in A

mer

ican

live

s.

T

o m

e th

e an

swer

is

sim

ple.

Yes

! W

e m

ust

st

op t

hem

. Rea

d ag

ain

th

e in

scri

ptio

n u

nde

r th

e S

tatu

e of

Lib

erty

:“G

ive

me

you

r ti

red,

you

r po

or,

You

r h

udd

led

mas

ses

year

nin

g to

bre

ath

e fr

ee.

Th

e w

retc

hed

ref

use

of

you

r te

emin

g sh

ore.

Sen

d th

ese,

th

e h

omel

ess,

th

e te

mpe

st-t

osse

d,

to

me:

I li

ft m

y la

mp

besi

de t

he

gold

en d

oor.

T

he

spir

it t

hat

in

spir

ed t

hat

was

on

e th

at

said

we

mu

st s

eek

and

acce

pt r

espo

nsi

blit

y in

a

posi

tive

man

ner

, n

ot j

ust

wal

low

in

ou

r ow

n

good

for

tun

e. T

he

thin

g I

love

mos

t ab

out

the

Un

ited

Sta

tes

is t

hat

spi

rit.

“G

ive

me

you

r ti

red,

yo

ur

poor

.” W

e w

ant

them

bec

ause

we

wil

l do

so

met

hin

g w

ith

th

em!

A

re w

e, t

oday

, wil

lin

g to

sta

nd

up

for

wh

at w

e kn

ow i

s ri

ght

or a

re w

e w

illi

ng

to m

ake

phon

y ex

cuse

s fo

r ou

rsel

ves?

P

leas

e re

mem

ber

us

in y

our

pray

ers.

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per

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4–J

un

e 7,

196

8.

Quantico Marine Athlete KIA’SSecond Lieutenant Tyrone Sidney Pannell, Serial Number 089518, Casualty Date 11-30-1965, Interment, Pine Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York

Second Lieutenant John Bruce Capel, Serial Number 092008, Casualty Date 05-12-1966, Interment, Forest Hills Cemetery, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 

Second Lieutenant Gene Smedley McMullen, Serial Number 092189, Casualty Date 07-16-1966, Interment, Arlington National Cemetery

Captain Walter Judson Spainhour Jr., Serial Number 085875, Casualty Date 09-15-1966, Interment, City Cemetery, Lenoir, North Carolina

First Lieutenant Thomas James Holden, Serial Number 089419, Casualty Date 10-22-1966, Interment, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bangall, New York

Captain John Lee Prichard, Serial Number 081650, Casualty Date 01-27-1968, Interment, Arlington National Cemetery 

Captain Ronald Howard Brown, Serial Number 080706, Casualty Date 02-07-1968, Interment, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Second Lieutenant Paul Frederick Cobb, Serial Number 0103410, Casualty Date 05-16-1968, Interment, Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, Virginia

Second Lieutenant Paul Martin McGrath, Serial Number 0103672, Casualty Date 06-07-1968, Interment, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, New York 

Captain Willard Dale Marshall, Serial Number 081639, Casualty Date 06-11-1968, Interment, El Toro Cemetery, El Toro, California  

Colonel Robert norman Smith, Serial # 278363449, 08-19-1969 Declared Missing in Action,03-06-1979 Declared Killed in Action, Colonel Smith has a marker in the MIA section of Arlington National Cemetery