HONORED ON PANEL 19E, LINE 30 OF THE WALL
EUGENE MURRY
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EUGENE MURRY
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POSTED ON 5.27.2024
POSTED BY: Nicole
Honoring You Today
Reading past remembrances especially from fellow Vietnam warriors has been so touching. We’ve always had stories about you Uncle Eugene and the loss endured by our family. You will forever be remembered and honored in our hearts. As our generations continue we will always remember your name and your bravery.
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POSTED ON 5.26.2024
POSTED BY: Mary Murray Peterson
My sweet Brother
My dear sweet brother,
You left too soon but I am blessed to have had you the years you were alive. Rest in peace. Your spirit is always around. Love you.
You left too soon but I am blessed to have had you the years you were alive. Rest in peace. Your spirit is always around. Love you.
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POSTED ON 5.26.2024
POSTED BY: Sonja Perry
Always Loved Never Forgottan
Dear Uncle Eugene,
Even though we never met (I was around 3 years old when you gave you life for this country) , you will always be remembered and loved for the person you where and the ultimate sacrifice you made.
Love always your niece
Even though we never met (I was around 3 years old when you gave you life for this country) , you will always be remembered and loved for the person you where and the ultimate sacrifice you made.
Love always your niece
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POSTED ON 4.29.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.
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POSTED ON 8.22.2022
POSTED BY: L/Cpl: Antonio R. Ramos
BLT 1/3 Water Run Ambush May 3, 1967
The Water Run Ambush. Some of us went from Vietnan to Okinawa to refurbish. With others, returned to Vietnam as Battalion Landing Team (BLT-1/3), 1st. Battn, 3rd. Marine Regiment, 3 Marine Div. Our fleet ship was the USS Okinawa, a helicopter carrier; to do heliborne assaults against the N. Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. On April 28, 1967 we were heli-lifted into the Que Son Valley (Quang Tin Prov.) to sweep northwest of the village. We humped for days, contact with the enemy was increasing. On May 3, 1967 after a very hot day of search, we called off the day. It was Operation Beaver Cage-Union.
In need of drinking water, a water run was organized mostly out of company “A” guys who proceeded to pick up every else’s canteen and hoisted them on belts to carry as many as possible to the creek. So many that they were even told not to bring their weapons. We had made the mistake of setting up camp in a flat area lower than some nearby hills. Unknowingly to us, the enemy was spying from the higher ground. The water run group left the perimeter and we keep digging foxholes for the night. Shortly afterwards, heavy automatic and small arms fire erupted. Since there have been no prior scouting, the water run was easily ambushed by the creek. Everybody was called to commit, and the battle lasted until past midnight. Artillery and gunship fire was needed to suppress the cunning enemy. Word of mouth was that 14 Marine brothers were killed ambushed that fateful evening, but I can only account for 11, including this hero. Some of the bodies we could not retrieve until the next day. As Shore Party man, I helped load most the bodies into the choppers. 55 years later, I want to memorialize all of them and tell their loved ones what happened. As for me, sometime later, on the evening of June 13, 1967, I lost part of my right leg to a booby trap during the first day of Operation Choctaw. God Bless you all brothers. I still love and remember you all. Semper Fi. Antonio R. Ramos. Revised on Aug 22, 2022.
In Memory: 1) Balch, James Iverson -Corpman; 2) Button, Monty Duwayne; 3) Carnline, Troy Monroe; 4) Dickerson, Tommy Eugene; 5) Falwell, Donald Wayne; 6) La Rose, Joseph Rhuben, 7) Murry Eugene; 8) Plesakov, Luciano Paul; 9) Spicer, Eugene Douglas; 10) Sweesy, John Earl; 11) Verbilla, David.
May the Lord Bless their souls. They are not dead until we forget them.
Semper Fi
L/Cpl: Antonio R. Ramos – USMC- Ret.
Archaeologist and Historian.
3 Shore Party Bn, attached to BLT 1
In need of drinking water, a water run was organized mostly out of company “A” guys who proceeded to pick up every else’s canteen and hoisted them on belts to carry as many as possible to the creek. So many that they were even told not to bring their weapons. We had made the mistake of setting up camp in a flat area lower than some nearby hills. Unknowingly to us, the enemy was spying from the higher ground. The water run group left the perimeter and we keep digging foxholes for the night. Shortly afterwards, heavy automatic and small arms fire erupted. Since there have been no prior scouting, the water run was easily ambushed by the creek. Everybody was called to commit, and the battle lasted until past midnight. Artillery and gunship fire was needed to suppress the cunning enemy. Word of mouth was that 14 Marine brothers were killed ambushed that fateful evening, but I can only account for 11, including this hero. Some of the bodies we could not retrieve until the next day. As Shore Party man, I helped load most the bodies into the choppers. 55 years later, I want to memorialize all of them and tell their loved ones what happened. As for me, sometime later, on the evening of June 13, 1967, I lost part of my right leg to a booby trap during the first day of Operation Choctaw. God Bless you all brothers. I still love and remember you all. Semper Fi. Antonio R. Ramos. Revised on Aug 22, 2022.
In Memory: 1) Balch, James Iverson -Corpman; 2) Button, Monty Duwayne; 3) Carnline, Troy Monroe; 4) Dickerson, Tommy Eugene; 5) Falwell, Donald Wayne; 6) La Rose, Joseph Rhuben, 7) Murry Eugene; 8) Plesakov, Luciano Paul; 9) Spicer, Eugene Douglas; 10) Sweesy, John Earl; 11) Verbilla, David.
May the Lord Bless their souls. They are not dead until we forget them.
Semper Fi
L/Cpl: Antonio R. Ramos – USMC- Ret.
Archaeologist and Historian.
3 Shore Party Bn, attached to BLT 1
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