THE WALL OF FACES

You were my daddy's cousin. When I was a young teenager, I went on a trip to D.C. and looked you up on the wall. Sadly, I've lost the photo I took. You were killed 9 months before I was born. I learned of your story through research. May you rest in peace in the hands of God.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

Tomorrow, I will run 13.1 miles in honor of United States Army PFC Marvin David Kostroski, who was killed in the Vietnam War on August 26, 1966, while serving.
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Megan ML 05.30.2022

Operation Amarillo (August 23–31, 1966) was a road security operation conducted by 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division on highways LTL-1A and LTL-16 between Di An Base Camp and Phuoc Vinh Base Camp in Binh Duong Province, RVN. On August 25th, U.S. forces battled the Viet Cong’s Phu Loi Battalion west of the hamlet of Bo La in an engagement that killed forty-one Americans and a reported 171 Viet Cong. The following morning, napalm strikes were ordered on suspected Viet Cong positions adjacent to the previous day’s battle area. Napalm, an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline or diesel fuel), burns at temperatures ranging from 1,470 to 2,190 degrees. During the strike, one napalm canister fell short, killing two Americans from C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, and wounding fourteen others. The lost personnel included SSG Pedro R. Guerrero and PFC Marvin D. Kostroski. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Marvin and I were high school classmates. A nice guy. Small class only 150 so we all pretty much knew each other. RIP Marvin, you are not forgotten.??????????????