HONORED ON PANEL 54E, LINE 34 OF THE WALL
PAUL VINCENT GRASSO
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PAUL V GRASSO
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54E/34
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LEFT FOR PAUL VINCENT GRASSO
POSTED ON 5.29.2023
POSTED BY: Bruce Anderson
never forget
its Memorial day 2023, thinking of the guys from Quincy that i knew, grew up with and served with, GRASSO, that was what we called him, never Paul, was really a great guy, the guys he hung with the most loved him and always have missed him , as well as myself and never has GRASSO been forgotten, SEMPER FI my brother Marine
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POSTED ON 9.6.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..
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POSTED ON 6.4.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Ground Casualty
LCPL Paul V. Grasso was a rifleman serving with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. At the beginning of May 1968, 3rd Battalion was assigned security duties at the strong point patrol base A-3. Located just south of the highly contested Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam, A-3 was on the northern border of “Leatherneck Square” and flanked by the key terrains of Con Thien in the west and Gio Linh in the east. The base was strung with defensive wire and had 30,000 anti-personnel mines emplaced around its perimeter. Constructed by Marine engineers and later reinforced by a Seabee battalion, A-3 consisted of thirty 18x32 feet bunkers that were heavily timbered and sandbagged and covered by dirt. From this position, Marine patrols could move out and conduct combat operations against the North Vietnamese Army. At 6:50 AM on May 4, 1968, I Company was conducting a patrol three miles southwest of Gio Linh village when an accidental shooting incident occurred. Reportedly, one Marine was helping a second come up out of a streambed when an M16 rifle inadvertently discharged. Grasso was mortally wounded in the chest. A medivac was called and completed at 7:25 AM. A battalion officer was assigned to investigate the mishap. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Defining Year, 1968” by Shulimson]
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POSTED ON 5.24.2020
POSTED BY: Jury Washington
Thank You For Your Valiant Service Marine.
We cam never truly repay the great debt we owe our fallen heroes. Rest in peace LCPL. Grasso, I salute your brave soul. Semper Fidelis!
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