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JOHN J FINNEGAN

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POSTED ON 7.31.2022

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. May you rest in eternal peace.

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POSTED ON 1.20.2022

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Private First Class John Joseph Finnegan, Served with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 9.7.2018

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear PFC John Finnegan,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Labor Day just passed, and we remember you 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 10.15.2017

POSTED BY: Krysteen Wescott

I found your picture

My name is Krysteen Wescott and I am the daughter of Sgt 1st class Robert H Wescott Jr. It meant a lot to me to find your picture.You are remembered.

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POSTED ON 5.22.2016

POSTED BY: [email protected]

Misadventure (Friendly Fire)

PFC Charles E. Johnson, PFC John J. Finnegan, and SP4 Michael N. Harley were assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry. On May 28, 1967, they were in a perimeter defensive position serving as a listening post when a friendly artillery round fell short and landed near their location. All three suffered fatal injuries after being hit by fragments from the exploding shell. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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