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HONORED ON PANEL 3W, LINE 103 OF THE WALL
CHARLES ELBERT BEALS
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CHARLES E BEALS
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LEFT FOR CHARLES ELBERT BEALS
POSTED ON 12.31.2016
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik
Remembered
DEAR SPEC 4 BEALS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A GRUNT. I READ YOU WERE MIA, BUT THIS WALL DOES NOT LIST YOU AS MIA. I HOPE YOU ARE HOME, IF YOU ARE NOT, PLEASE COME HOME. IT IS STILL THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU. IT IS NEW YEAR, WHICH MAKES IT FAR TOO LONG FOR YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A GRUNT. I READ YOU WERE MIA, BUT THIS WALL DOES NOT LIST YOU AS MIA. I HOPE YOU ARE HOME, IF YOU ARE NOT, PLEASE COME HOME. IT IS STILL THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU. IT IS NEW YEAR, WHICH MAKES IT FAR TOO LONG FOR YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE.
POSTED ON 7.8.2015
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Vet
Thank You
Thank you Spec 4 Beals for your leadership and courage.
POSTED ON 8.4.2014
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear SP4 Charles Elbert Beals, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, Sir
Curt Carter
POSTED ON 6.6.2014
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of PFC Charles E. Beals
On July 7, 1970, SP4 Lewis Howard Jr., point man, and PFC Charles E. Beals, assistant machine gunner, were members of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry when their platoon was engaged in a fire fight in South Vietnam. Their position at that time was in Thua Thien Province, near the border of Quang Tri Province to the north. As the platoon was advancing uphill on a suspected enemy location, an unknown enemy force fired at least 3 rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) at the point element. The platoon leader saw that Howard was hit by the first round. Beals was wounded in the leg when the enemy first opened fire, however, before he could be moved to cover, he was hit by at least 3 rounds of machine gun fire in the back and the neck. Attempts to maneuver up to the point position to retrieve Beals and Howard met with heavy enemy attack, and the rest of the platoon were forced to withdraw, leaving the two men behind. After 6 hours, the enemy was still firing machine gun and rifle fire over the area. The intense enemy fire made any further attempts to recover Beals and Howard impossible, and the platoon withdrew from the area. Beals was thought to be dead because of the number of rounds that hit him. He was classified Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered. The extent of Howard's wounds were unknown, and he was classified Missing In Action. [Taken from pownetwork.org]
