THE WALL OF FACES

Taken from The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, PA), April 3, 1969, courtesy of Shirley Iscrupe, Pennsylvania Room Archivist, Ligonier Valley Library, Ligonier, PA.

SP6 Kenneth R. Barkley was a helicopter mechanic serving with B Company, 5th Transportation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. On March 23, 1969, Barkley was traveling in a truck near Phu Bai in Thua Thien Province, RVN, when he reportedly fell from the vehicle. He sustained fatal injuries in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Rector Soldier’s Burial Tomorrow.” Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, PA), April 4, 1969, courtesy of Anita Zanke, Westmoreland Historical Society, Greensburg, PA]

Taken from the News-Press (Fort Myers, FL), March 31, 1969, courtesy of Anita Zanke, Westmoreland Historical Society, Greensburg, PA

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. May you rest in eternal peace.

Specialist Six Kenneth Ray Barkley, Served with Company B, 5th Transportation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army Vietnam.