THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

This is a range dedicated to SP4 Corkren at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Never met you and never needed too. You’ve always been with me before the chaos of war. I will see you in the next and let the internet serve as a testament to your honor and let me be the one to do it for you. Love you and will see you in the next- always your nephew C

Dear Sp4 Jerry Corkern,
Thank you for your service as an EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist. It is so 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.

SP4 Jerry W. Corkern was assigned to 133rd Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Disposal), Chu Lai, Quang Tin Province, RVN. On November 26, 1966, SP4 Corkern was on temporary duty to the 191st Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition) Explosive Disposal Section, Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province, RVN. On this day, SP4 Corkern suffered fatal head and chest wounds when a Chinese Communist stick fragmentation grenade exploded while attempting to disassemble it. MSG Clarence H. Woolery of the 191st Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition) Explosive Disposal Section was also wounded in the incident. SP4 Corkern was the first U.S. Army EOD specialist killed in the Republic of Vietnam. [Taken from togetherweserved.com]