THE WALL OF FACES

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace PFC. Harmon, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Private First Class Dennis Guy Harmon, Served with the 66th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Group, 18th Military Police Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

PFC Dennis G. Harmon was a military policeman serving with the 66th MP Company. His unit was located at Phu Tai, west of the coastal city Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh Province, RVN. The MP’s of the 66th MP Company performed a variety of duties including convoy escort, patrols, and perimeter security. They were occasionally transported to merchant ships anchored off Qui Nhon to protect the vessels from attacks by Viet Cong (VC) posing as fishermen or enemy divers seeking to sabotage the ships. One method of discouraging VC swimmers was to periodically drop a live grenade overboard. On April 14, 1966, less than three weeks into his tour, Harmon was preparing to toss a World War II-era grenade into the Qui Nhon Bay when it detonated prematurely. Critically injured in the blast, he expired while being transported by boat to a U.S. medical dispensary in Qui Nhon. No service was held in the wake of his loss; however, an MP he befriended in the short time he was in Vietnam created an impromptu memorial adjacent to the ammo dump at Phu Tai. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Jerry Sendrow (September 2020) and Jim Bauer (June 1999) at thewall-usa.com; memorial image courtesy of Jerry Sendrow]

Dennis had a nick name it was Humpy. He was an excellent baseball player. And also a great basketball player. A very likable guy with many friends.