HONORED ON PANEL 42W, LINE 18 OF THE WALL
JAMES DAVID HACEK
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JAMES D HACEK
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LEFT FOR JAMES DAVID HACEK
POSTED ON 11.2.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
We Will Remember
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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POSTED ON 9.11.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Attack on FSB Schueller - September 26, 1968
Operation Cochise Green was a security and pacification operation conducted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Binh Dinh Province, RVN, from March 30, 1968 to January 31, 1969. Inside the province were the Soui Ca Valley and “Oregon Trail,” busy infiltration routes used by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) to move men and materials west from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Bong Son and Phu My coastal plains. U.S. efforts to interdict enemy movement along these routes included aggressive patrolling by ground forces and the construction of firebases to provide artillery fire support for infantry operating against the enemy interlopers. Also, along National Highway QL-19, strong points were established with armored personnel carriers (APC’s) in a ready-reaction posture to respond to calls for assistance. Eight miles due west of An Khe city, Fire Support Base/Landing Zone Schueller was constructed along QL-19 with a 105mm artillery battery to support ground operations against the NVA. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were displeased with these developments they viewed as impediments to their own tactical objectives. Subsequently, throughout the province, the enemy launched frequent ambushes against Allied units and repeatedly mined the roadway along QL-19. At 9:19 AM on September 26, 1968, elements of C Company, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry, reported that LZ Schueller was receiving mortars rounds, and a convoy of vehicles between Bridges 24 and 25 on QL-19 was under attack. Strong Points (SP) Two and Three on the highway also came under mortar and rocket attack. The APC at SP Two was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade round, and in a most improbable action, a mortar round launched by the NVA against the APC at SP Three landed inside an open cargo hatch. The track immediately exploded, blowing off all of the hatches and gun mounts, completely destroying the APC. The attack at Schueller killed two men, infantrymen PFC Alfred A. Filippelli and PFC James D. Hacek. Both were posthumously promoted to Corporal. Four other personnel were wounded in the attacks and one APC was destroyed while another was damaged. Artillery and gunships were used in support and one enemy kill was reported. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “History of 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 50th Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1 July 1968 – 30 September 1968” at ichiban1.org]
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POSTED ON 8.22.2022
POSTED BY: Christopher Deren
Hello, Jim
Jim, we weren't buddies but I recall in high school that you went and joined the Army. Of course, that almost certainly meant going to war. You are remembered- not as often as should be- and honored for making your great sacrifice. Thank you.
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POSTED ON 9.11.2021
POSTED BY: Tom Wallens
I remember you; 'll never forget you.
I'll always remember you.
After we had graduated from CLCHS, I remember running into you at the entrance to Dave's Sporting Goods. We talked very briefly as you were in a hurry; I didn't know that you were in the Army and home on leave. That's the last time I saw you. A couple of weeks later I was driving home; I had the radio on to WLS 890. The news came on about tremendous fighting going on; it was thebeginning of the Thet offense. The boradcast mentioned that several local soldiers had been killed, and your name was mentioned. I had to pull off the road; I was so shaken up.
I became an English in Rockford, Il. Often I taught the great anti-war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front". Each time I did, I mentioned your name and what had happened to you and how you were like the young protagonist in that novel.
As I write this, tears are flowing down my face. I'll never forget you, Jim.
After we had graduated from CLCHS, I remember running into you at the entrance to Dave's Sporting Goods. We talked very briefly as you were in a hurry; I didn't know that you were in the Army and home on leave. That's the last time I saw you. A couple of weeks later I was driving home; I had the radio on to WLS 890. The news came on about tremendous fighting going on; it was thebeginning of the Thet offense. The boradcast mentioned that several local soldiers had been killed, and your name was mentioned. I had to pull off the road; I was so shaken up.
I became an English in Rockford, Il. Often I taught the great anti-war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front". Each time I did, I mentioned your name and what had happened to you and how you were like the young protagonist in that novel.
As I write this, tears are flowing down my face. I'll never forget you, Jim.
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