HONORED ON PANEL 5W, LINE 97 OF THE WALL
VERNON EDWARD RAINEY
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VERNON E RAINEY
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LEFT FOR VERNON EDWARD RAINEY
POSTED ON 9.7.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you....
There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
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POSTED ON 5.3.2022
POSTED BY: Steve rainey
Birthdays
Remembering you and Dad on your’s and his birthday love and miss the two of you
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POSTED ON 2.11.2022
POSTED BY: Grateful Vietnam Vet
Bronze Star Medal for Valor Award
Corporal Vernon Edward Rainey was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V), for his gallantry in action. He was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Merit for his sustained meritorious service. He served as an Infantryman and was assigned to A CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV.
See http://www.coffeltdatabase.org/detreq2.php
See http://www.coffeltdatabase.org/detreq2.php
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POSTED ON 7.13.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Cpl Vernon Rainey, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Independence Day just passed. 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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