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HONORED ON PANEL 22W, LINE 81 OF THE WALL
ROYAL PRESTON ODEN
WALL NAME
ROYAL P ODEN
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22W/81
DATE OF BIRTH
CASUALTY PROVINCE
DATE OF CASUALTY
HOME OF RECORD
COUNTY OF RECORD
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BRANCH OF SERVICE
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REMEMBRANCES
LEFT FOR ROYAL PRESTON ODEN
POSTED ON 11.22.2015
POSTED BY: KW
"For the Fallen"
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
.....from "For the Fallen" by Robert Laurence Binyon
POSTED ON 7.4.2015
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear PFC Royal Preston Oden, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, Sir
Curt Carter
POSTED ON 5.27.2014
POSTED BY: Eugene E. Morse, MSgt USAF (ret)
Alway young in my memories with those black rimmed service glasses..
Roy and I attended Vietnamese Language School at DLIWC. We lived in same bldg. II believe it was him that told me after Christmas leave that his sister had a dream and warned him that he would die if he went to Vietnam. We both traveled to Vietnam via Okinawa to be assigned to the same battalion, 3/5 Lima Co on 3rd Mar 1969.. He was selected to be a S-2 Scout because he had a higher graduation grade from DLIWC. After a horrible three months, I was selected to go the China Beach for a short R&R. I borrowed $30 dollars MPC from Roy. I returned to pay him back. I went by the S-2 office to find him. They asked me if I was there to help identify his body. When they learned that we attended DLIWC together later select take his place. I remained a Scout until I left in late Jan 70. I have been to the wall many times to see and remember.
