OTTO J DRAKEN
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HONORED ON PANEL 12W, LINE 67 OF THE WALL

OTTO JAMES DRAKEN

WALL NAME

OTTO J DRAKEN

PANEL / LINE

12W/67

DATE OF BIRTH

12/12/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

BINH THUAN

DATE OF CASUALTY

04/01/1970

HOME OF RECORD

LAS VEGAS

COUNTY OF RECORD

Clark County

STATE

NV

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

CPL

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR OTTO JAMES DRAKEN
POSTED ON 12.12.2023
POSTED BY: Axel Lopez

Gone but not forgotten

I thank you for serving our country.
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POSTED ON 5.9.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Tom Casciaro is poignant and reflects the anguish experienced by so many in this war. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..
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POSTED ON 12.12.2020
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Corporal Otto James Draken, Served with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, First Field Force, United States Army Vietnam.
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POSTED ON 6.14.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear CPL Otto Draken,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Today is Flag Day. We remember all you who gave their all. 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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POSTED ON 5.19.2016
POSTED BY: LTC (RET) Michael Casciaro

1SG Tom (Top) Casciaro

My father, 1SG Tom Casciaro of C Troop, 2-1 CAV often remember Otto. He was there when he fell and ran across the compound under fire to recover his body, carrying him back to a bunker hoping he had survived and they could save him. It was his worse memory of the war and I know he felt survivor's guilt over that incident. It is a shining example of the impression Otto Draken left on him. Everyone greatly admired Otto and were all hit very hard with his loss. My father passed in 2006 due to illnesses related to Agent Orange, but whenever I go to DC for Rolling Thunder I make a point to touch Otto's name in remembrance of him, the impact he had on my father, and of my father himself. Thank you for your service and rest in peace.
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