THE WALL OF FACES

Specialist Four Thaddeus Dennis, Served with Company B, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Group, 18th Military Police Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

Where Thaddeus Dennis was born and spent his early years, the city of Stuart will honor Thaddeus and his service on Monday, May 30, 2022 with a special bronze plaque noting his service and death while in the military.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..

SP4 Thaddeus Dennis was a military policeman serving with B Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade. Near midnight on April 11, 1971, Dennis and another MP were conducting a prisoner transfer from Binh Thuy Airfield to Can Tho Base Camp where they were to take a flight to the U.S. Army stockade at Long Binh. While enroute to collect the prisoner in a M151A1 1/4-ton truck (jeep), the vehicle overturned along a flat, straight section of Highway LTL-27 two miles northwest of Can Tho City. Dennis was critically injured in the accident. He was taken to the 3rd Surgical Hospital in Binh Thuy where he expired. The other MP reportedly suffered a broken collarbone and concussion. The cause of the accident was unclear. A weapon Dennis carried (.45 pistol) was not recovered from the crash scene. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Richard Hurd (December 2021)]

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace SP4. Dennis, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.