THE WALL OF FACES

Quang Tri Air Field was located one kilometer (.6 miles) southwest of Quang Tri city in Quang Tri Province, RVN. On the early morning of January 27, 1968, the airfield was hit with sixty rounds of 122mm enemy rocket fire. Three Americans were killed including the commander of 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, COL Herlihy T. Long. Also lost were SGT Joseph L. Begotka and PFC James D. Youngham (posthumously promoted to Corporal). Another twelve were wounded. Material losses included damage to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry communication jeep which had its tires blown out, windshield and lights shattered, and unknown damage to its radios. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Sergeant Joseph Lloyd Begotka, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from fellow soldier James Thomas is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us...

Solid good buddy, always smiled when we got into some shit, miss h I s smile when I got into tosome, shirt especially when we were out of town , always saying benny should we or should' or shouldn't we love that guy all ways had a lot of guts, not like the pussy democrats that are as t ound now, God dammid Joe, i miss you especially around memorial day, bless quarts of black

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I was with joe the night he died