THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. While all deaths in Vietnam are tragic that you died just four days after your 27th birthday is especially so. May you rest in eternal peace.

Dear SFC Leroy Martinson, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman/Instructor. The 52nd anniversary of the start of your tour just passed. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Independence Day is tomorrow. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Leroy Clayton Martinson
Date of birth: December 4, 1941
Date of death: December 8, 1968


AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Silver Star
Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War

SYNOPSIS: Sergeant First Class Leroy Clayton Martinson, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action on December 8, 1968 while serving with the U.S. IV Corps in Southeast Asia.
General Orders: Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, General Orders No. 327 (1969)

Action Date: December 8, 1968

Service: Army

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Division: IV Corps

Mark Anthony Anderson was born in Hallock, Minnesota but spent most of his life living in Newfolden, Minnesota and graduated from Marshall County Central High School in Newfolden, Minnesota. Mark is buried at Salem Cemetery in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Thief River Falls is in Pennington County.

The website erroneously shows that Mark was from Pennington, Minnesota which is in Beltrami County. He was actually from Newfolden, Minnesota which is in Marshall County and his family has tried for several years to get the error corrected with no success. The family also tried to get the record changed to say Mark was from Thief River Falls, Minnesota or at least from Pennington County, Minnesota. His brother and sister-in-law would be thankful to anyone that can help in setting the record straight.

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 Leroy.