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ERNEST E ORENDORFF JR

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POSTED ON 10.13.2023

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

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POSTED ON 2.26.2021

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Cpl Ernest Orendorff, Thank you for your service as an Antitank Assaultman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Lent has begun. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

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POSTED ON 12.6.2019

POSTED BY: James J. Marlowe II

Over the years

I still think about you very, very often, Ernie. You were always very kind to me.

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POSTED ON 9.19.2018

POSTED BY: COL (R) John Orendorff

Orendorff Hero

Ernest just to let you know you are never ever forgotten. A flag was flown over the Pentagon on Memorial Day in your honor. I had the honor to give that flag to your Sisters. Although we grew up opposite
sides of the country, please know all of your relatives remember you. God Bless you Ernest.

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POSTED ON 4.8.2018

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Corporal Ernest Edward Orendorff Jr., Served with the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

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