THE WALL OF FACES

Specialist Five William Junior Ahart, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

SSGT Raymond A. May, PFC Manuel A. D. Tavares, and SP5 William J. Ahart served with 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. On January 9, 1970, PFC Tavares and SP5 Ahart were passengers in and SSGT May the commander of an Army vehicle conducting combat operations in Quang Tri Province, RVN. During the mission, the vehicle slipped over an embankment and rolled down a hill. Tavares, Ahart, and May suffered fatal injuries in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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DEAR SPEC 5 AHART,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MEDICAL NCO. YOU HELPED SAVE LIVES, WHICH MAKES YOU AN ANGEL. REST IN PEACE.

Dear William,
You Have Not Been Forgotten!

The Society of the Fifth Division, U.S. Army, during its 95th Annual Reunion in Pittsburgh, PA (Sept 10-14, 2015) , held a Reading of the Names Ceremony to honor the 514 Soldiers from the 5th Division that were Killed in Action during the War in Vietnam. Your Name Was Read Aloud Among Those Soldiers. You Have Not Been Forgotten! Rest in Peace, Dear Brother.

Thomas Grafton
Alpha company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division
Vietnam (1968-1969)