HONORED ON PANEL 60E, LINE 11 OF THE WALL
JAMES WILLIAM FOUS
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JAMES W FOUS
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POSTED ON 3.20.2023
POSTED BY: Raymond Gerard Pineau
He was young
We we’re young
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POSTED ON 7.28.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring a Medal of Honor recipient
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Your Medal of Honor citation attests to your courage and devotion to your fellow soldiers. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….
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POSTED ON 10.14.2020
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston
I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans
Private First Class James William Fous, Served with the 3rd Platoon, Company E, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.
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POSTED ON 10.5.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear PFC James Fous,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman, and for your dedication which earned you the Medal of Honor. Your 72nd birthday is next week, happy birthday. It is Columbus Day weekend, and another national holiday has arrived. 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, and for your dedication which earned you the Medal of Honor. Your 72nd birthday is next week, happy birthday. It is Columbus Day weekend, and another national holiday has arrived. 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 10.21.2017
POSTED BY: K
Medal of Honor Recipient...read citation below
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
14 MAY 1968
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life
above and beyond the call of duty. PFC Fous distinguished himself at
the risk of his life while serving as a rifleman with Company E. PFC Fous
was participating in a reconnaissance-in-force mission when his unit
formed its perimeter defense for the night. PFC Fous, together with three
other American soldiers, occupied a position in a thickly vegetated area
facing a woodline. PFC Fous detected three Viet Cong manoeuvering
toward his position and, after alerting the other men, directed accurate
fire upon the enemy soldiers, silencing two of them. The third Viet Cong
soldier managed to escape in the thick vegetation after throwing a hand
grenade into PFC Fous' position. Without hesitation, PFC Fous shouted a
warning to his comrades and leaped upon the lethal explosive, absorbing
the blast with his body to save the lives of the three men in the area at the
sacrifice of his life. PFC Fous' extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life
were in keeping with the highest traditions of the miltary service and
reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army
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