HENRY M HALE
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HONORED ON PANEL 33E, LINE 8 OF THE WALL

HENRY MAURICE S HALE

WALL NAME

HENRY M HALE

PANEL / LINE

33E/8

DATE OF BIRTH

11/21/1944

CASUALTY PROVINCE

PHOUC TUY

DATE OF CASUALTY

12/31/1967

HOME OF RECORD

HOUSTON

COUNTY OF RECORD

Harris County

STATE

TX

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

PFC

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LEFT FOR HENRY MAURICE S HALE
POSTED ON 12.21.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Danny Dexter is moving and reflects the anguish experienced by so many families that lost loved ones in this war. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….
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POSTED ON 7.18.2021
POSTED BY: Paula Ohmart Oddo

Little sister

Henry and my brother, Jim Ohmart were good friends growing up in SE Houston. He was at our house quiet a bit and he always had a smile and a kind word for his friend’s little sister. He was the sweetest teenager ever. He was the first Viet Nam casualty I knew and I will always keep his memory in my heart. Thank you and so many others for your service and sacrifice.
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POSTED ON 12.10.2020

Final Mission of PFC Henry M. Hale

On December 31, 1967, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division was conducting a routine tactical road march from Blackhorse Base Camp in Phuoc Tuy Province, RVN, thirty-six miles south to Vung Tau to conduct a road security mission. Two platoons of armored vehicles moved out at 3:00 AM on Highway QL-2 for a planned rendezvous with a convoy they were to escort back to Blackhorse. Each platoon consisted of a M48A3 Patton tank and M113 armored cavalry assault vehicles (ACAV’s) accompanied by command and maintenance vehicles. The tanks led the way, intermittently using driving lights and searchlights to illuminate and observe along the sides of the road. About five miles south of Blackhorse, as the last vehicle, a mortar carrier, leveled off over a slight rise on a straight section of QL-2, the tank at the front of the column was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), killing the driver and stopping the tank. An ambush was sprung along the entire length of the column as a hail of RPG’s quickly set afire the leading vehicles while intense small arms fire killed most of the men riding atop vehicles. The trailing mortar carrier was hit by a command detonated mine, exploding mortar ammunition and destroying the vehicle. The second tank was also hit by an RPG round, ran off the road, blew up, and burned. The surprise was so complete that no organized fire was returned. When individual vehicles attempted to return fire, the enemy concentrated fire on that one vehicle until it stopped firing. Within ten minutes, the fight was over. The results were devastating. At daybreak, the battered and burned hulks lay scatted along the road. Of eleven vehicles, four ACAV’s and one tank were destroyed, and three ACAV’s and one tank were severely damaged. The two platoons suffered forty-two casualties, including thirteen killed. They included PFC James A. Blankenship, SP4 Dickey Chamblee, SGT David L. Drought, SGT Joseph L. Farmer, PFC Henry M. Hale, PFC Patrick L. Hall (died of wounds 01/11/1968), SP4 Gary O. Hedin (died of wounds 01/10/1968) SP4 Cecil B. Jones Jr., PFC Moses J. Lewis (posthumously promoted to Corporal), PFC Ernest D. Marcum, PFC Robert E. Murphy Jr. (died of wounds 01/01/1968), PFC Jose Santana Jr. (posthumously promoted to Corporal), and PFC James E. Thompson. No enemy were reported killed or wounded. [Taken from virtual wall.org and “Mounted Combat in Vietnam” by Donn A. Starry]
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POSTED ON 11.21.2020
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Private First Class Henry Maurice Stafford Hale, Served with C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.
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POSTED ON 3.4.2019
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear PFC Henry Hale,
Thank you for your service as an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist. The war was years ago, but we all need 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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