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JIMMY LEE NATION
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JIMMY L NATION
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LEFT FOR JIMMY LEE NATION
POSTED ON 9.1.2024
POSTED BY: Doc. Bob short
To Jimmy from doc.short
I served as your medic
From April to June 68. I was sent home on emergency leave and I believe you got a leave to get married. When I returned I was sent to a different platoon. Heard of your death over the radio. I've never gotten over not being there for you. You were a true friend and an excellent soldier. Think and speak of you often. Rest peacefully my comrade.
From April to June 68. I was sent home on emergency leave and I believe you got a leave to get married. When I returned I was sent to a different platoon. Heard of your death over the radio. I've never gotten over not being there for you. You were a true friend and an excellent soldier. Think and speak of you often. Rest peacefully my comrade.
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POSTED ON 7.26.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you.....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from your cousins Penny and Karla are touching and reflect their admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….
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POSTED ON 10.15.2022
POSTED BY: Penny Smith LaRose
Jimmy Lee Nation
I was only 7 when you left and I didn't understand why. Now that I am grown, I truly understand the sacrifice you made. I miss you so much.
Your 2nd Cousin,
Penny Smith
Your 2nd Cousin,
Penny Smith
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POSTED ON 3.13.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Ground Casualty
SP4 Jimmy L. Nation was an infantryman serving with 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. On August 1, 1968, Nation was at Fire Support Base Chippewa, an Americal artillery firing base and landing zone located seven miles northwest of Binh Son in Quang Ngai Province, RVN. According to the Daily Staff Journal, a “dustoff” (medical evacuation by helicopter) was requested at 4:00 PM after Nation was fired on and killed by another soldier named PVT Lavgard during an argument. The log reported that the dustoff was called in twenty minutes later and Lavgard was placed under armed guard. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org; article from the Fort Worth Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), August 5, 1968, courtesy of Brett Derbes, Texas State Historical Association, Austin, TX]
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POSTED ON 3.13.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]