THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Gene McCandless is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us...

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POSTED ON 4.3.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

P.S.

I DID NOT REALIZE TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR ENTRY INTO HEAVEN. ENJOY PARADISE.

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POSTED ON 4.3.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR PFC BLABOCK,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE CREWMAN. SEMPER FI. . IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. MANY OF US HAVE BEGUN OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER. AND YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS.

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POSTED ON 4.26.2016

POSTED BY: [email protected]

Final Mission of PFC Harry L. Blalock

PFC Harry L. Blalock, PFC Gary M. Carter, and CPL Roosevelt Tharrington Jr. were members of B Company, 3rd Amtrac Battalion, 1st Marine Division. On April 3, 1968, they were traveling in a M543 medium wrecker truck on Route 535 in Quang Nam Province, RVN, towing a disabled vehicle to the battalion command post area when a hostile mine was detonated. All three Marines suffered fatal injuries in the blast. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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POSTED ON 3.2.2016

POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney

PFC Harry L. Blalock, USMC

Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island, SC
Third Battalion
Platoon 3020

Commenced Training: 09 August 1967
Completed Training: 09 October 1967

GSGT E.K. Lawing - Senior Drill Instructor
SSGT M.F. Crawford - Assistant Drill Instructor
SSGT C.E. Johnson - Assistant Drill Instructor

Two other members of Platoon 3020 were KIA in Viet Nam.
LCPL Michael Murphy - Waltham, MA
LCPL Jon M. Rumble - Fairfax, VA

Semper Fidelis, Marine!

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