BRUCE H KRAGE
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HONORED ON PANEL 26E, LINE 26 OF THE WALL

BRUCE HERBERT KRAGE

WALL NAME

BRUCE H KRAGE

PANEL / LINE

26E/26

DATE OF BIRTH

06/01/1946

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG TRI

DATE OF CASUALTY

09/07/1967

HOME OF RECORD

MINNESOTA CITY

COUNTY OF RECORD

Winona County

STATE

MN

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

RANK

SGT

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR BRUCE HERBERT KRAGE
POSTED ON 3.16.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.
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POSTED ON 2.7.2019
POSTED BY: Wayne Williams - USMC

PROUD TO CALL YOU BROTHER

I was in same platoon with "I" 3/26 that Sgt. Krage served in. Taking care of his men at time of death. A jammed M16 exposed him to deadly fire.
Semper Fi Sarge
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POSTED ON 6.30.2016
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Sergeant Bruce Herbert Krage, Served with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.
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POSTED ON 6.17.2015
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Vietnam Vet, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Peace with Honor

You were one of the brave that answered the call. You honored us by your service and sacrifice. We now honor you each time we stand and sing the words “THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”. Rest in Peace and Honor Bruce.
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POSTED ON 4.25.2015
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Vietnam Vet, St. Cloud, Minnesota

CHURCHYARD BATTLE

On 07 and 10 Sep 1967 the men of the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, fought two bitter battles along the main supply route between Cam Lo and Con Thien, just below the Demilitarized Zone. At least 56 Marines and sailors died in the fighting.

The fight on 07 Sep 1967 took place in and around a churchyard and cost the lives of no less than 20 Americans:

C Btry, 1st Bn, 13th Marines
2ndLt Charles E. Ryberg, Jackson, MN (Forward Observer with India 3/26)

H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 26th Marines
LCpl Dennis H. Marshall, Lisbon, NH
Sgt Roy D. O'Neal, Gahanna, OH
HM2 Frank E. Robinson, Houston, TX

I Co, 3rd Bn, 26th Marines
LCpl James M. Daniels, Wichita, KS
LCpl Eddie D. Hamm, Nashville, TN
Sgt Bruce H. Krage, Minnesota City, MN
LCpl Gary W. Lindsay, Grand Forks, ND
LCpl Stephan J. Nelson, Princeton, MN
LCpl Robert R. Rogers, Gillette, WY

K Co, 3rd Bn, 26th Marines
Sgt Larry V. Flora, Hilliard, OH
LCpl Donald L. Graves, Rochester, NY
Cpl James E. Lewis, Tiverton, RI
Pfc Benito Morales, New Braunfels, TX
LCpl Samuel L. Parker, Columbus, OH
Pfc James H. Stuart, Turner, OR
Cpl Robert M. Warren, Pen Argyl, PA

M Co, 3rd Bn, 26th Marines
1stLt John P. Manzi, Millbrook, NY
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