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HONORED ON PANEL 47W, LINE 31 OF THE WALL
JAMES MICHAEL RICHARDS
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JAMES M RICHARDS
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LEFT FOR JAMES MICHAEL RICHARDS
POSTED ON 7.19.2024
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
LCPL James Michael Richards, USMC
Parris Island, SC
Second Battalion
Platoon 293
Commenced Training: 26 June 1967
Completed Training: 28 August 1967
GSGT J.L. Couch - Senior Drill Instructor
GSGT J.H. Laflin - Assistant Drill Instructor
GSGT J.C. Winn - Assistant Drill Instructor
Nine other members of Platoon 293 were KIA in Viet Nam.
PFC Joseph Chriss Battle - Houston, TX
LCPL Jack Edwin Burton - Whites Creek, TN
PFC Richard Mendoza Corrales - Richmond, TX
PVT Jerry Fields - Lexington, KY
LCPL Dale Joseph Hess - Dayton. OH
PFC Roger Minett Lay - Milford, OH
PFC Roger Gene Lyons - Amelia, OH
LCPL Clifford Leo Scholl - Louisville, KY
LCPL Gregory John Weber - Oak Ridge, TN
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
POSTED ON 9.21.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you.....
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions and spends himself in a great worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end triumph of high achievement and, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while caring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold, timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
POSTED ON 8.23.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Lcpl James Richards, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Your 53rd anniversary was yesterday, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. The fall of Afghanistan reminds me of Saigon. It is very sad. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
POSTED ON 1.28.2014
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear LCPL James Michael Richards, 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, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, 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, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
