The Wall of Faces
THOMAS CARPENTER JR
is honored on Panel 34E, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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REMEMBRANCES
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You are not forgotten
Posted on 5/12/18 - by jerry sandwisch wood cty.ohio nam vet 1969-70 army 173rd abn bdeThe war may be forgotten but the warrior will always be remembered. All gave Some-Some gave All. Rest in peace Thomas. -
Ground Casualty
Posted on 4/22/18 - by wkillian@smjuhsd.orgUnder the cover of darkness on January 10, 1968, North Vietnamese Army forces crept into Kotum Airfield in the Central Highlands in Kotum Province, RVN, and destroyed several aircraft, killed six Americans, and wounded 21 others. Between 2:04 to 2:35 AM, the enemy breached the perimeter and conducted a raid on the airfield with B-40 rockets, small arms fire, and satchel charges. The lost Americans included SP4 Loyde D. Armor, SP4 Thomas Carpenter Jr., PFC Richard D. Devine Jr., PFC Andres A. Gomez, PFC Robert W. Muncy, and SP4 Robert Pfeister. Seven UH-1H helicopters were destroyed, eight others damaged, and eight trucks damaged. At least five NVA were killed during the attack, some reportedly by explosions from their own satchel charges. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, redwarriors.us, and Pacific Stars & Stripes, January 11, 1968]MORE -
I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans
Posted on 12/12/17 - by Dennis WristonSpecialist Four Thomas Carpenter Jr., Served with the 615th Transportation Detachment, 57th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.MORE -
THANK YOU
Posted on 10/5/17 - by Lucy Conte Micik Bennysgift@gmail.comDear SP4 Thomas Carpenter,MORE
Thank you for your service as a Huey, UH-1 Helicopter Repairer. It is important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels. -
Will always Remember
Posted on 8/22/15 - by Gilbert L MorphisI was the last person to see him alive on the night he became a casualty. we were a two man team working together on the night shift that was started to handle a back log of helicopters in maintenance. He sat a top our bird, straddling a rotor blade to service it. I was on the engine deck below and a shorter drop to the ground, which probably helped save me when the suicide squad of vc sappers attacked. For years I have deeply regretted not having any contact info for his family especially his mother to visit and console her. His trademark greeting was "give the drummer some" when he entered the hooch. Us guys would answer "you got it drummer!" And so Sp4 Thomas, my friend "you got it" You got my lifelong enduring memory of you. An aching regret over what happened to you. u got my highest respect and I honor you.MORE
The Wall of Faces
Brought to you by the organization that built The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Virtual Memorial Wall is dedicated to honoring, remembering and sharing the legacies of all those who died in the Vietnam War. Here you can go beyond the names on The Wall to see the faces, share the stories and read the remembrances posted by friends, neighbors, classmates and family members.
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THOMAS CARPENTER JR
12/12/1946 - 1/10/1968
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the education center at the wall
VVMF is completing the mission of preserving the legacy of our fallen heroes by building an education center to tell the stories of the names on The Wall.