THE WALL OF FACES

My Brother Edward Hamilton was a Handsome,Gentle,soft spoken Beautiful Soldier.I miss him,sometimes more than i care to admit.I look forward to joining him one day.We have so much to catch up on.

Hi my name is Cindy, My brother, Sgt. Edward Hamilton was KIA in Vietnam May 17, 1966. If there's anyone that knew my brother or served with him, please get in contact with me. My New E-mail is [email protected] I had to write again to put in my new email address, because I'm no longer with AOL, Thank you for you time. Also thanks to all that served there Country for our Freedom. Your all very special.
Love Cindy Underwood

In the event anyone wants to know about the combat action in which he died, the following is offered.
SGT Hamilton was an Artillery Recon Sergeant, one of a three man forward observer party, who this day was attached to
Company B, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade. On 17 May, we airlifted into a new Area of Operations by helicopter, then air assaulted further north. Then we patrolled north toward a goose egg slightly north of Hill 72, planning to set up a perimeter defense, and the next day do some cloverleafing. When we were approaching the northernmost limit of our 105 coverage and would soon be stopping for the night, we engaged VC Main Force soldiers. First platoon deployed on line engaging with rifles, M-60, and hand grenades, and second platoon maneuvered west to engage the enemy and develop the situation. Vegetation was very thick and it was not clear initially that the enemy were in trenches or bunkers. The enemy line was so wide, however, that both platoons became fully committed. To engage the enemy with indirect fire, the forward platoons were pulled back to establish a hasty perimeter, and artillery and tactical air strikes were called in. The VC disengaged and withdrew, leaving some bodies, but no weapons behind. We kept firing air and artillery on the area they had occupied and along their probable withdrawal routes. Since it was late afternoon we consolidated and reorganized, and did not search the enemy camp area until the next morning when we found 16 enemy bodies; we heard later that the Brigade Radio Research Unit made communication intercepts indicating that the enemy had some 30 or more killed. The VC use of automatic weapons, mortars and heavy MGs indicated at least a reinforced Main Force company if not a battalion.
We were honored to have served with him.

Hi my name is Cindy, My brother, Sgt. Edward Hamilton was KIA in Vietnam May 17, 1966. I have a web site in memory of him. If there's anyone that knew my brother or served with him, please get in contact with me. My E-mail is [email protected] and the web site I have for him is http://members.aol.com/cindyun356/InMemoryof.html Thank you for you time. Also thanks to all that served there Country for our Freedom. Your all very special.
Love Cindy Underwood