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DAVID WOOD DENLINGER
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DAVID W DENLINGER
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LEFT FOR DAVID WOOD DENLINGER
POSTED ON 9.30.2024
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston
I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans
Private First Class David Wood Denlinger, Served with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.
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POSTED ON 4.4.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
We Will Remember
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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POSTED ON 9.29.2021
POSTED BY: Stephen Denlinger
My Brother, Davy
I never got the full story of my younger brother's death in VN. The Marine Corps said that they would send the family more details about what happened , but never did. Today, over 50 years later, i heard from the Navy medic corpsman - Jesse Patmore - that served in the platoon where my brother was assigned. He was right there by Davy's side when he was shot by the Viet Cong. The Trauma of that loss floods over me again like a tsunami. But... it is good to finally get closure on that very important part of my life. Thank you Jesse for the years you agonized over Davy's death and your efforts to find his family. God bless you!
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POSTED ON 11.12.2020
POSTED BY: Steve Mayeux
How David died . . .
David died a hero. On February 26, 1969, L/3/26 was fighting against a heavy enemy presence. The company lost 7 men killed and 29 wounded, most from 2nd Platoon. The fighting had been fierce all day. At one point, a small group of Marines had made it across a rice paddy and were crowded up against a tree line. The Navy corpsman assigned to the unit was about to move through a gap in the treeline when PFC Denlinger grabbed him and said, "Let me go first, Doc, that's my job." The doc held back, David went through the gap and was immediately shot and killed. Doc Patmore has never been able to find any next of kin. Last I heard, he was still alive.
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POSTED ON 5.2.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear PFC David Denlinger,
Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Monday was the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. It has been too long, and it's about time 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.
Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Monday was the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. It has been too long, and it's about time 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.
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