JOHN WILLIAM AVELLEYRA

              21E, 3

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JOHN WILLIAM AVELLEYRA
is honored on Panel 21E, Row 3 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: JOHN WILLIAM AVELLEYRA
Wall Name: JOHN W AVELLEYRA
Date of Birth: 6/23/1948
Date of Casualty: 5/28/1967
Home of Record: MT RAINIER
County of Record: PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
State: MD
Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS
Rank: PFC
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG TRI

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Remembrances

The following remembrances have been left at The Virtual Wall for JOHN WILLIAM AVELLEYRA:

The good die young - Posted by
Every Memorial Day weekend I am haunted by the memory of John Avelleyra. He was a high school friend and …

I had a dream... - Posted by Mary-Margaret
About you and dad last night. You two looked happy and I know you both are in a better place. Tell dad to …

Unbelievable - 40 years have passed - Posted by Francesca
Can it be so long ago? I see that no one has written for a while. It's not that we don't think about you. …

Never Forgotten - Posted by Bill Nelson
FOREVER REMEMBERED "If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance …

Just A Picture - Posted by Joe Williams
Your picture in our yearbook from Archbishop John Carroll High School is all I have. I wish I'd known you …

How gentle you were... - Posted by Mary-Margaret Avelleyra
I wish I knew you; I hear so many wonderful stories of your gentle spirit which I share with my children …

We Remember - Posted by Robert Sage
John is buried at Arlington Nat Cem.

To My Uncle - Posted by John William
John You were my uncle for whom i was named i hear so many things about you and aspire to be at least half …

Who Shall We Send - Posted by Dave Avery
"And God said who shall we send.I answered I am here,Send me." Isaiah 6:8

From one brother to another - Posted by R.DiPierro
John, I did not know you.I learned of your sacrifice through your sister Carla.She will be reading the name …

Memorial Day - Posted by Rich Sheehan
John: Just wanted you to know that you are not forgotten. You and your wonderful family are remembered in …

I Remember my Cousin - Posted by Jeffrey Shutak
John, I think of you often and remember the great times that we spent together in Twin Rocks, PA in the …

I never met my brother - Posted by Anna Marie Avellerya, his sister
I never met my brother, but I miss him. I wasn't born yet. I look forward to meeting him one day. I love …

1966 Archbishop Carroll High School Graduation Photo - Posted by Joe Williams
Semper Fidelis, Brother Joe Williams Sgt. USMC (Retired) radioman/rifleman in South Vietnam, May 1967 …

High School - Posted by Richard Sheehan
John, you were in my class in our sophomore year at Carroll. I remember a happy guy - always smiling and …

If it wasn't for you big brother.... - Posted by Carla Avelleyra
I wouldn't have been able to learn the game of baseball, basketball, football and so much more. You had the …

Stuff - Posted by Francesca Avelleyra
John was my brother. And after 30 years, I still miss him terribly. I am sorry that my children will never …


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