PAUL A GRAFF
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HONORED ON PANEL 24W, LINE 105 OF THE WALL

PAUL ARNOLD GRAFF

WALL NAME

PAUL A GRAFF

PANEL / LINE

24W/105

DATE OF BIRTH

08/27/1949

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG TRI

DATE OF CASUALTY

05/25/1969

HOME OF RECORD

SUNNYVALE

COUNTY OF RECORD

Santa Clara County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

RANK

LCPL

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR PAUL ARNOLD GRAFF
POSTED ON 8.27.2023
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans

Lance Corporal Paul Arnold Graff, Served with the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.
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POSTED ON 8.21.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

do not stand at my grave and weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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POSTED ON 1.17.2019
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Lcpl Paul Graff,
Thank you for your service as a Field Radio Operator. 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 8.20.2016
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]

Remembering An American Hero

Dear LCPL Paul Arnold Graff, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter
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POSTED ON 5.25.2012
POSTED BY: A Marine

A Note From the Virtual Wall

On 25 May 1969 Bravo Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, was holding a defensive position about 5 kilometers southwest of Cam Lo (in Quang Tri Province just south of the DMZ). The position had received enemy 82mm mortar fire during the morning hours, apparently without harm, but the company's luck changed in the afternoon. The Command Chronology reports that
'At 251745H, at Bravo Company position vicinity YD055684, the NVA firing 82mm mortars ... dropped one round into the increments pit of the 81mm mortars, setting them on fire, fire spread to the 81mm ammo in the ammo pits, this started the 81mm ammo going off, and the fire spread to a pallet of 81mm ammo near the position, causing it to explode. People trying to put out the fire before the explosion got too close, Bravo suffered 8 KIA, 29 WIA, and 2 MIA. Rounds continued to cook off, making it impossible that night to get every one of the KIA or WIA out. Company forced to move off hill by continuous explosions.'
On the morning of the 26th the Marines regrouped, reoccupied the position, and recovered additional bodies, increasing the casualty count to 12 dead. No identifiable remains were recovered for two Marines known to be present, and a week later one of the wounded died of his injuries. The fifteen men were
1stLt John W. Abbott, Hammond, IN, Bravo 13
2ndLt Timothy M. O'Neill, St Louis, MO, Bravo 13
Cpl Gary D. Carter, Tyler, TX, Bravo 13
Cpl Daniel L. Pucci, Berea, OH, Bravo 13 (DoW 06021969)
Cpl Jan Rauschkolb, Denver, CO, H&S 13
Cpl William F. Skaggs, St Paul, MN, Bravo 13
LCpl Paul A. Graff, Sunnyvale, CA, H&S 13
LCpl Michael A. Powell, Atlanta, GA, H&S 13
LCpl John Winters, Clark, NJ, Bravo 13
Pfc Jimmy K. Church, Columbus, OH, Bravo 13
Pfc Keith A. Kahlstorf, Britt, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Edward T. O'Donovan, Chicago, IL, Bravo 13
Pfc Jim J. Walters, Sioux City, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Leroy C. Williams, Jacksonville, FL, Bravo 13 (Body not recovered)
Pvt Monek Weitz, Roxbury, MA, A Btry, 112 Marines (Body not recovered)
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