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DWIGHT F BENNETT JR

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POSTED ON 5.30.2022

POSTED BY: Robert Danforth

Friend and mentor

Ike was a neighbor and a friend. He loved to play basketball and became a mentor to me before his enlistment. I will never forget you. Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace!

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POSTED ON 6.23.2021

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. May you rest in eternal peace.

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POSTED ON 5.19.2021

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Lance Corporal Dwight Farwell Bennett Jr., Served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

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POSTED ON 11.29.2018

POSTED BY: Janice Current

An American Hero

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

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POSTED ON 2.9.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR LANCE CORPORAL BENNETT,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MACHINE GUNNER. SEMPER FI. IT IS 2017, WHICH MAKES IT FAR TOO LONG FOR YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. 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. AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.

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