THE WALL OF FACES

I was just eight years old playing in the back yard when I heard the adults all crying and saying that 'Beanie' had died. I think of him every Memorial Day and I say a prayer and thank him for giving his life so that we may all have a better one!

Semper Fi, Marine.

John is buried at Los Angles Nat Cem. PH

A portion of Sepulveda Boulevard/State Highway Route 1 in El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport has been dedicated to the residents of Los Angeles County who served in Vietnam. This section of highway is now designated the Los Angeles County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. Adopted by the California State Legislature in 2000, the highway honors the more than 350,000 California veterans who served in the Vietnam War, including the 5,822 killed or missing in action. Los Angeles County has the largest number of Vietnam veterans in California and 1,857 of its residents were killed or missing in action during that war. This memorial corridor provides a fitting and proper way for the residents of Los Angeles County to express their gratitude and appreciation for the sacrifices these Vietnam veterans have made for their country.

PFC John Lestelle II (18), USMC

Purple Heart,...



South Vietnam: 1969

Unit: H Company (3rd Platoon), 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines

KIA: March 17, 1969