THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

CPT Richard K. Jordan was the battery commander of D Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, 1st Infantry Division. On October 20, 1965, CPT Jordan’s fourth day in Vietnam, he led his battery on a road march north from a staging area near Bien Hoa Airbase to a position on the 3rd Brigade defensive perimeter at Phouc Vinh. Once on location, he placed outposts in areas that had not been cleared of surrounding jungle. During the hours of darkness, Jordan left his command post to visit his men on every position of the perimeter. As he approached one of the posts, a guard opened fire. Hit in the abdomen, he was evacuated to a military hospital where he expired two days later. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and westpointaog.org]

Captain Richard Kenneth Jordan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor for his exemplary gallantry in action. He served as a Field Artillery Unit Commander and was assigned to D BTRY, 1ST BN, 5TH ARTILLERY, 1ST INF DIV.
See https://army.togetherweserved.com/
See also http://coffeltdatabase.org/detreq2.php

The “Friends of Rocky Versace” remember one of Rocky's USMA 1959 classmates - and a brother Airborne-Ranger - Captain Richard Kenneth Jordan, on what would’ve been his 84th birthday - 12 August 2020.

Dear Cap. Richard Jordan, Thank you for your service as an Airborne - Ranger with D Battery, Artillery. Thank you for graduating from West Point. Yesterday was your 54th anniversary, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Halloween is soon. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.