THE WALL OF FACES

Ken is buried at Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville, IL on Buckley Rd. west of the Great Lakes Naval Station. Ken is located in Section 7, 4th row in from the south (fence) in front of three pine trees and just to the right of the St. Joseph statue.

Kenneth is buried at Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, IL. PH

The Juniors at Hayward (WI) High School would like to thank Kenneth for his ultimate sacrifice. Kenneth has been added to their US History II classes’ virtual wall.

To Kenneth Arnold, our 2nd/47th Brother,

We who served so proudly with you want to let you know that we have established a Memorial Scholarship to honor your memory and the ultimate sacrifice that you and the other 195 brave soldiers of the 2nd/47th Mechanized Infantry made while serving our country in Vietnam in 1966-1970.

Our wish is that this Memorial Scholarship conveys the highest tribute possible to each of you because it comes from the hearts of the soldiers who served with you. It represents the everlasting and inexpressible gratitude we feel for your sacrifice. We got to live the lives that you were deprived of, and this scholarship is one small way of expressing our sorrow for your loss and our appreciation for the magnitude of what you gave. Many of you brave young soldiers sacrificed your own lives to save one of us, and we have carried heartfelt memories of you for nearly four decades. This perpetual Memorial Scholarship is our way of being sure that the memories of love, honor, and respect we feel for you, our Panther Brothers lost in combat, will live on forever.

[If you are a 2nd/47th veteran, or a friend or family member of one of our fallen Brothers, and would like more information about how to support or apply for our Memorial Scholarship, information is available at www.angelfire.com/tx3/247infantry/.]

Kenneth, Although we never met, I just want you to know you are not forgotten. You gave the ultimate sacrifice, your life for what you believed in. Sleep well and thank you.