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